Art Clay Silver

Art Clay Silver is a relatively new product composed of 1-20 micron sized silver particles from silver recycled from the back of used film or x-rays. It comes in the form of clay, a paste, a liquid and in sheets. Art Clay Silver clay is molded into a desired shape and dried, after which it can be filed, carved, and sanded. It is then fired – using a gas stovetop, butane torch or kiln – to burn away the organic binders (which causes shrinkage of up to 10%) and leave a remaining object that is 99.9% pure silver. Art Clay Silver paste is normally used to bind clay elements and repair them before firing. This paste can also be applied to the surface of organic objects (such as leaves) in layers to capture its fine details, then fired and polished.