Welcome to Butterfly Arts

I am a certified precious metal clay (PMC) artisan, a member of the PMC Guild, the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, and the Hanover, Pennsylvania Art Guild. Every piece you’ll see here has been designed and created by me, using fine silver.  PMC is a material that was developed in Japan in the 1990’s.  Microscopic particles of silver are combined with an organic binder to create a material with the pliability of modeling clay.  The clay is sculpted into the desired shape and then is fired in a jewelers kiln.  When the clay is fired, the organic binder burns off and you are left with a piece of 99.9% pure metal.

After firing, the pieces can have patina added, be enameled, or fired again with glass pieces, as well as a variety of other finishing treatments. The possibilities with this material are endless, and the only limit to what can be created is your own imagination!

I hope you enjoy my jewelry. Feel free to contact me. I’d be happy to tell you more about PMC, or design a piece of jewelry unique to you.