Edinburgh jeweller

My Art Clay level 1 certificate has arrived! It's very exciting and I feel I am on my way to the higher diploma as it is one of the seven parts!

I have enjoyed attending classes at the London Jewellery School this year. I have always had excellent, experienced tutors and they have a wide variety of courses available. I have just watched a BBC programme which featured the founder of the London Jewelery School which I found very inspiring. She has achieved a lot at a young age. The LJS is expanding and I am confident that the location (in Hatton Garden) and the number of diverse classes will ensure it remains popular. I had posted a link to the programme but unfortunately it is no longer available to view on BBC iplayer so I have removed the link.

I am proud to say that I have just passed my Art Clay level 1 certificate. It is an industry standard course which allows me to teach Art Clay beginners sessions. This was a three day course which I took at the London Jewellery School . I was very fortunate to be taught by Julia Rai , a world class name in Silver Clay and an excellent teacher. She was the first person in the world to achieve level 3 Metal Clay Masters Registry (at the time of writing only two people have achieved that level and the second is also from the UK). The Art Clay level 1 course is very intense, you make seven items that have to conform to the standards required. Having done a beginners course and made a few items at home I found some of the things OK to make and some things challenging. I'm very pleased with a couple of items My favourites are lacy ball earrings daily casual ring I'm not a big fan of rings and they can be difficult to size because Art Clay and PMC shrink when fired. However, I am chuf...