Metal Clay Classes

Buchanan Art Center

Metal Clay Classes being offered this Fall

by artist, Darlene Troyer

I'm so excited to be teaching again and I look forward to meeting lots of new students.  The fall class list has been posted on the art centers website and registrations are now open!  If you've wanted to take a metal clay class, now is the time.  To register for the classes below contact the Buchanan Art Center: http://buchananartcenter.org

SILVER LEAF PENDANT: SILVER METAL CLAY 

Darlene Troyer, Certified PMC Instructor. 
magdalenamoon.blogspot.com

Adults and Teens (max. 6, min. 4 students) SATURDAY SEPT 14.  9 AM - 4PM

$45 member  $50 nonmember.  +$45
Class Pack purchased from instructor in class. All tools supplied.

Create a lovely silver leaf pendant from a real leaf using Silver Metal Clay.  Using Precious Metal Clay (PMC) you will learn how to apply a layer of silver metal clay paste to a real leaf, along with ways to create a bail attachment that will make a stunning pendant. Additional information and print outs will be given on applying this technique to other natural materials.  Class pack includes a paint brush, one container of paste (enough to make one leaf), enough PMC for the bail, suitable fresh leaves and use of teacher's supplies and kiln firing.  Bring a sack lunch and beverage.

FINE SILVER JEWELRY: 
INTRODUCTION TO SILVER METAL CLAY

Darlene Troyer, Certified PMC Instructor.  magdalenamoon.blogspot.com

Adults and Teens (max. 6, min. 4 students)
TUESDAY, NOV 19.  9 AM - 4PM

$45 member  $50 nonmember.  +$60 average market price of Silver Metal Clay that must be purchased from instructor in class.  All tools supplied.

If you've wanted to work with metal clay but didn't know how to get started, this beginner class is for you.  Come join us and see how easy and rewarding it is! Learn to make beautiful silver jewelry using .999 fine silver PMC (precious metal clay).  Students will explore: the different types and properties of PMC, how to manipulate the silver clay into pieces of jewelry, proper firing techniques and how to finish their designs into stunning pieces of jewelry.  All basic tools will be supplied by the instructor for use in class. Bring a sack lunch and beverage.

If you have any questions about the above classes please send me an email and I will try to help in any way I can.

magdalenamoon@hotmail.com

Buchanan Art Center

117 West Front Street * Buchanan, MI 49107

269.697.4005

Peaches, Peaches, and more Peaches!!!

Last year I threatened to cut down the peach tree because it hadn't produced more than a half dozen peaches over the last 5 years.
So my hubby couldn't bare the thought I'd cut that tree down and he knows I can use a chain saw; he decided he'd better do something fast or else goodbye peach tree.  He sprayed that tree last fall and this spring with what must deserve the title "miracle grow" or "grow dammit grow" and wa-la, do we ever have peaches this year, that darned tree produce close to two bushels of luscious peaches.
Sunday we peeled peaches for hours and I made peach salsa, froze a small batch for peach smoothies (would do more but since the freezer got hit by lightening that takes care of freezing them) and then I made a big peach cobbler using my moms old recipe, mmm good.  I delivered peaches to my neighbor and best friend and I still have almost a bushel of peaches left.

So I searched for recipes today to use up the peaches cause they are so good and I can't wait to do something creative with them, other than dessert. I found 2 recipes I just have to try.  Basil peach jam, I love basil and I have a big bunch of it growing so that is getting made tonight!  The other recipe is for bourbon spiced peaches!  Many of you know we visited many distilleries along the Bourbon Trail earlier this summer and if I can sneak a bit of Ken's bourbon he got when we were down there, I just might try that recipe. I'm sure he will think its a waste of good bourbon, but it's for a good cause.
 Tonight, it's peach crisp for dinner with a scoop of ice cream for protein you know!
I guess threatening that tree with a chainsaw worked really well. What a happy conundrum!!!

          Now, I'm off to make that peach crisp for dinner!!!!

The Cat is Out of the Bag!

D2E GALLERY

The cat is finally out of the bag!  My Magdalena Moon jewelry designs can now be purchased at D2E Gallery in Crown Point, IN! 

I’m so excited to be a part of this beautiful artisan gallery. 

D2E owners Chris and Michell Mathis make a beautiful line of original handmade jewelry designs that are available at the Gallery and online on Etsy.

Since they create jewelry themselves, they know the amount of hard work, countless hours of time and dedication that goes into creating jewelry designs, one piece at a time.

I have a full line of fine silver and bronze jewelry for you to choose from at the gallery and I do hope you get a chance to stop in see not only my jewelry, but the many other items they carry.  

Here are just a few of the many Magdalena Moon Designs now at D2E Gallery!

 

D2E Gallery & Gifts is located at:

702 Merrillville Rd,

Crown Point, IN 46307

Store Hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm

Saturday 2 - 6 pm

219-779-9816

Art Show Season!

Can it really be the middle of August already? Oh my, where has the summer gone?  My art show season has come to an end much sooner than normal this year as I will not be at the Carmel or Chapel Hill shows this year.  Even though I will miss doing them, I’m looking forward to having some time to work around the house. I still have so many things I want to do outside like paint the chimney (I can’t wait to get started on this project), and I have great plans to revamp the little deck under my peach tree. I want to turn it into a cozy little retreat to sit and read and gaze at the sky.  Then, there are bushes and bulbs that I want to plant by the deck area before winter settles in.
Thanks to Pinterest my mind is swimming with ideas of transforming so many things around the house!

Wind, rain, cold and heat, we had our fair share of them all this art show season.  It still amazes me that one week it’s so hot we can barely stand it and the next weekend we need a winter coat.  My rain slicker became my best friend this summer; I do not leave home without it.

However, it’s not the weather that is the most memorable, it’s the people!

My customers are the best!  They encourage, uplift and inspire me in so many ways.  I can’t thank them enough for their support.  They have left footprints on my heart.  

So for now, we have packed away the booth and supplies and put them in storage.  Even though my show season has come to an end I will still be very busy working on new designs and plans. 

I will be posting items on Etsy later this fall and if you live in the Indiana area you can now find my designs at D2E Gallery in Crown Point, IN!!!!!

METAL CLAY CLASSES

I’m Teaching Again!

I will be teaching Metal Clay Classes this fall at Buchanan Art Center.  

So many of you have asked me when I will be teaching metal clay classes again and I’m excited to announce I’m one of the new instructors at the Art Center. 

I will be teaching two classes this fall :  a Metal Clay Silver Leaf pendant class in September and a Basic Intro To Metal Clay class in November.  

Fall Class Schedules will be out in a couple of weeks.  

BUCHANAN ART CENTER - BUCHANAN, MI

For more information check out the Buchanan Art Center website at:  http://buchananartcenter.org

Or call: 269.697.4005

I look forward to teaching there and can’t wait to see what my students will create.