Focused Open Studio: Silver PMC Kiln Firing

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Focused Open Studio: Silver PMC Kiln Firing

Focus on building your PMC skills in a supported open studio

March 2025 1:00 PM 4:00 PM

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Focused Open Studio: Silver PMC Kiln Firing

Focus on building your PMC skills in a supported open studio

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Bring your completed, ready-to-fire-in-the-kiln, silver PMC pieces. Due to limited kiln space, each participant is limited to three rings or other items. We'll run two firings, each one for 30 minutes at 1645 degrees.
The first kiln closure is at 1:15 PM, and the second at 2:15 PM.

PMC kits are available for use in the studio during general Jewelry Open Studio hours on Monday evenings and Wednesdays for making your pieces.

Bring a towel for cleanup.

Prerequisites

You must have taken Introduction to Fine Silver Metal Clay.

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.
Wear closed-toe shoes and natural-fiber clothing.
Do not wear loose or synthetic-fiber clothing, dangling jewelry, scarves, or ties.
Tie back long hair in ponytail or bun.
NOTE: If no registrants arrive by the end of the first hour, the monitor may close the studio. If you know you’ll arrive more than an hour after the start time, email the registrar by 11:59 PM the day before.

Instructor

Karen Olch

Karen was born and raised in Pasadena, Calif., and graduated from the Los Angeles County College of Nursing. She earned her bachelor's degree from Chapman College and was an operating room nurse and manager at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles until she married Christopher Olch, a Navy medical officer, in 1985. They lived in Maryland, California, Connecticut, and Japan before being transferred to the Pacific Northwest. They settled in Kitsap County in 1997 and on Bainbridge Island in 2017. Their adult son, Matthew, is a video game animator in the Seattle area. Karen has always loved to look at and collect jewelry, so when she took her first class in BARN's Jewelry Studio, she was hooked. She understands the importance of organization and working together to provide an atmosphere of safety, judicious use of resources, and enjoyment of the creative processes in crafting jewelry.