Lynn Cobb is a Certified PMC Artisan based in Oakland, California.  Lynn has been designing in this medium fo several years.  Lynn began her artistic career after moving to San Francisco in 1978.  For many years Lynn studied abstract painting, followed by Jewelry design using Polymer Clay.  Upon first touching PMC however, Lynn's passion ignited into a full blown addiction which shows no sign of abating.  Lynn's jewelry can be found in galleries such as The Artistic Pony, Ltd. and fine craft shows.  Lynn also loves inspiring those new to PMC to create their own masterpieces through teaching introductory through advanced techniques in the medium.

What is PMC?
Metal Clay is a fantastic product made from fine particles of Silver, an organic binder and water.  Developed in the 1990's, it is also known as PMC or Art Clay.  It can be manipulated as with any other clay: sculpted, molded or rolled onto textures.  After forming and drying the items are fired in a kiln where the binder burns completely away and the Silver particles fuse together in a modern day alchemy.  This leaves a piece of jewelry that is 99.9% Silver, known in the industry as "Fine Silver" or ".999".  Fine Silver differs from commonly available Sterling Silver (.925) in that it is pure Silver without the copper or other metals which cause tarnish and often the allergic reaction that some people have to Silver.  (Fine Silver can be left on display or in your jewelry box with no particular care for many months as it is extremely slow to tarnish, though any Silver looks great when given a quick rub with a Silver polishing cloth)
After firing, Metal Clay is brushed, hand burnished or tumbled to bring up the shine and at this point, Patinas are sometimes added to create surface color ranging from Pale Gold, Rose, Green Blue or Black.  Note that Silver polish will completely remove patina so if your piece has patina which you like do not dip or polish.  If the elevated surfaces appear to be bright shiny Silver, a light rub with a polishing cloth over the raised surface will maintain this shine and leave the patina in the recessed areas.
Metal Clay is also available in 22K Gold which is fused to the surface of the silver during firing.  The combined metals complement each other and are increasingly popular in jewelry design.