What is PMC, precious metal clay, dichroic glass

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Precious metal clay (PMC) is a revolutionary material that has tiny particles of silver or gold suspended in an organic binder to make a material that can be sculpted like clay. It is then kiln fired at a high temperature to remove the binder and produces an object that is pure silver (.999) or gold (24K). It can be combined with glass, high heat resistant gemstones and other metals to make beautiful jewelry...simply magic.

The word Dichroic actually means two colors. Each different color of glass appears to have a different color when viewed from different angles or in varying degrees of light. Dichroic glass is created by adding thin layers of metallic oxides to the glass in a vacuum. This process produces glass which transmits certain wavelengths while reflecting others, causing an irridescent effect as seen on peacock feathers or insect wings. In short, it's beautiful, sparkling and ever changing, making it perfect for jewelry. Most of my dichro glass cabs are layered and fired several times to get the desired effects.