Welcome to Metal Clay Today
Metal Clay Today is devoted to giving recognition, encouragement and a voice to the many gifted artisans, teachers and enthusiasts in the metal clay world.
We do this by providing a FREE quarterly online magazine filled with information for Metal Clay Artists.
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There's always a Featured Artist, and a Rising Star. The Featured Artist for this edition is Holly Gage and the Rising Star is Gale Schlagel.If you know of an artist whose work should be recognized, submit their names to editor@metalclaytoday.com.
A favorite feature is the quarterly challenge, where you're challenged to stretch your imagination and create with metal clay in ways you may not have considered.
The Challenge for Summer is called Mixed Media Magic Summer Challenge. Pictured is the winner of the New Beginnings Challenge, Springtime in the Garden, by Melodie Owen.
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Our featured artist in the Summer 2010 edition of Metal Clay Today is Holly Gage.
Every edition of Metal Clay Today includes an article about metal clay artists who have made significant contributions to the art of metal clay. Their stories are unique and inspiring.
Featured artists are often writers and internationally known teachers. You will find their work both creative and masterfully executed.
They have been selected because of the qualities previously mentioned and their willingness to share their talent with the metal clay community.
Artists previously included:
Know of an artists who should be featured at Metal Clay Today? Contact us with their name and the reason you believe they should be featured.
The Rising Star for the Summer Edition of Metal Clay Today is Gale Schlagel.
Rising Stars are those individuals whom we believe you will be seeing much more of in the metal clay world.
Rising Stars usually have some sort of online presence whether it is a blog, shop or an other venue. They are artful in their approach to working with metal clay.
Past Rising Stars have included:
In each issued of Metal Clay Today, we will endeavor to challenge your metal clay skills with challenges designed to spark your creative energy.
Mixed Media Magic Summer Challenge!
Calling all mixed media artists. We want to see what you've been creating with metal clay and any other material, be it metal, fibers, polymers. For more detail click on the words Mixed Media Magic..
The winners of the New Beginnings Challenge for Spring 2010 were:
Melodie Owen was awarded First Place for "Springtime in the Garden". Melodie has won a $100.00 gift certificate from Metal Clay Findings.
Anna Siivonen won Second Place for "Spring Rose". She will be recieving the Coppr Clay Kit from Art Clay World, USA.
Third place was a tie between Dyanne Welch, "A Brand New World", Linda Stiles Smith, "Out of the Cirlce of Time" and Joy Funnell "Impressed 1". Each of them will be recieving 25 grams of their favorite brand of silver.
Congratulations to them all.
Look for the next contest to be announced in the Summer Editon of Metal Clay Today.
Previous challenges issued:
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