News
February 2010
We've added a New Venue for some of our classes.
With the increasing demand for our silver clay workshops, we have now found a new venue that meets our standards for the extra classes.
Our new venue is in St Catherine's Church Hall. Originally used as a school, we shall be returning the church hall to its original purpose - as a place of learning - by holding some of our lessons there. With local amenities close by and easy access for students travelling from afar, this location provides a great place for our jewellery workshops.
November 2009
Metal Clay Academy Survey - The survey is now closed, we would like to thank all who took part in the valuable resource.
The Metal Clay Academy is an independant online resource for metal clay. It has a wealth of information for the metal clay artisan whatever their level of skill and is a must for anone with an interest in metal clay be it silver, gold, copper or bronze. I personally urge you to complete this survey, it only takes a couple of minutes and the benefits promise to be long lasting withing the metal clay community
The Metal Clay Academy, now in its second year, has been commissioned to conduct a survey of the metal clay community in the UK. The academy is uniquely qualified to conduct this research because it is a private independent organization with no ties to manufacturers, distributors, or schools.
The goal of this market survey is to create an accurate picture of the UK metal clay community, a goal that will benefit us all because this information will generate interest from a wide variety of companies. In addition, a professionally conducted survey like this will help the metal clay community gain credibility within the fields of education, professional services, and government.
Information will be gathered through an online survey to be completed by UK based metal clay suppliers, teachers, and artists. The survey asks a number of questions including:
- What influences purchasing decisions (both clay and classes)?
- How have changes in the current economic climate affected buying training, materials, and tools?
- What sort of discounts are suppliers offering?
- How do trainers and suppliers advertise?
- What is the condition of metal clay education in the UK?
This survey is completely anonymous. The survey system is filtered to delete any reference to participants, a feature that underscores the importance of being honest in your answers. We are looking for patterns here without reference to specific brands, companies, or individuals.
The more people who complete the survey, the more accurately the results will reflect the state of the metal clay market in the UK. Please click the Metal Clay Academy to be directed to the survey.
October 2009
Uniquely Yours at the Artisan Show
We are very pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting and demonstrating at the Artisan Bead and Stamp Show at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on October 3rd and 4th at Stand F8.
The show is a mecca for jewellery makers and beaders from all across the country and we will be there demonstrating precious metal clay jewellery and bead making. In addition to the demonstrations we will be selling our own bespoke project and firing packs. These packs contain everything you need to start using and firing precious metal clay and will prove to be very popular so please be early!
We will look forward to seeing the hundreds of visitors attending so please drop in to watch a demo, buy a pack, book a course or just to say 'hello' .
September 2009
New Kiln Firing Service
Following several requests from our students we are pleased to be able to offer a kiln firing service. This is an open service designed to allow artists that have no kiln access to fire their delicate, hollow form and intricate pieces in a kiln.
The kiln firing service has been set up to meet the growing number of artists producing outstanding work but have not made the huge financial commitment of purchasing their own kiln. Now artists are able to continue creating their unique pieces and have access to firing facilities on a one off payment basis. more..
Uniquely Yours Jewellery At The Heart Of England Bead Fayre
Uniquely Yours Jewellery will be promoting their precious metal clay workshops at the Heart of England Bead Fayre at Hatton Country World on 12th and 13th of September. We will have a stand near the entrance of the fair displaying beautiful, original pieces of precious metal clay jewellery and beads. Precious metal clay is the ideal material to use to make original works of beading art and the precious metal clay beadmaking workshop with Uniquely Yours Jewellery will teach students all they need to know to produce their own stunning and one of a kind beads. Please drop by to discuss our workshops, commissions or simply to say hello :-)
For more information on the fair please see the Hatton Country World website : http://www.hattonworld.com or for more information on our upcoming beadmaking course please refer to the Workshops page in the main menu.
The World's BIGGEST Coffee Morning
At Uniquely Yours Jewellery, we are pleased to support the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter's coffee morning, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 25th September, between 9.30-11.30 a.m.
A selection of cakes, biscuits, savoury snacks and refreshments will be on sale and a raffle will also be held during the morning, with all proceeds going to Macmillan.
For more information, please call 0121 554 3598.
August 2009
Introduction Workshop being held in September and October
Following the success of our August Introduction Workshop we are running further Introduction workshops in September and October. The August workshop was full and all students remarked on the quality of the training and the personal results they achieved. The August workshop saw students making a simple silver charm, a textured pendant and a silver ring in the size of their choice. The students who had no previous experience in precious metal clay were very impressed at how easy it was to create their own silver jewellery using a small amount of PMC and tools that were commonly found in the home. Several students have booked to come back on a more advanced course to learn more advanced jewellery making techniques.
The next Introduction Workshops will be held on 19th September and 17th October in Solihull town centre. Please call or email to book your place or for further details.