This workshop meets Friday and Saturday, August 27 & 28, 2027, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm each day with a lunch break
 
A hinged pendant that opens to release its gemstone clasp—balancing concealed techniques and movement with design. Students will learn how to make hinges, how to make a clasp that releases when the pendant is opened. They can design their own piece and add moulded elements, texture and embellishments. They will then finish it with some chain and magnets to keep it closed. This is an intermediate to experienced class.
 
A kit fee will be collected by the instructor during the workshop, details will be announced here.
 
This workshop is part of the Metal Clay Artists Symposium and requires the purchase of the General Registration.
 
Marianne Donohoe discovered silver clay in 2013 when she took her first beginner workshop. Since then, she has completed various diplomas and certifications, including her Higher Diploma in Art Clay and PMC teaching certifications. She founded Grey Clouds & Silver Linings in 2017 and began teaching from her studio in Whitley, in southwest England. She is also a nature and wildlife artist, working mainly in watercolors and acrylics.