Are you ready to add something totally different and beautiful to your woodturnings? Then this class is for you! This week, students already familiar with woodturning will explore making turned containers with sterling silver and copper inserts in their lids. What is metal clay? It is an amazing material that is sterling silver or copper powder mixed with a binder. Gold, silver, bronze, stainless steel, brass, and copper are all available in a metal clay medium. It can be rolled, molded, carved, shaped, and stamped with a wide variety of tools. When fired in a kiln or with a propane torch, the binder burns away and what remains is the pure solid metal. In this class, students will be using copper and silver clay. Participants will learn how to roll out clay in an even thickness and form, shape, stamp, and fire metal clay. Students will then turn boxes for the silver & copper pieces to be inserted into. All the tools for working with and texturing the metal clay will be provided, and students will kiln-fire and possibly torch-fire their pieces in class. Students should expect to make three to four completed containers. This will be a fast-paced week with a lot of information covered, so familiarity with woodturning and the use and sharpening of turning tools will be very helpful. The material fee will include all the sterling silver and copper clay, along with other consumable materials used for the projects made during the week.