 PMC and Faux Bone Pendant
By Robert Dancik
The Amazing New Product Makes a Beautiful Pendant
 The malleability of PMC in its wet state makes it easy to form, mold, and connect. After firing I have found the resulting fine silver pieces (which are fully annealed) just as malleable, although in a different way. It is easy to forget that when we remove PMC from the kiln, what we have is a piece of metal and we can bring to bear on that piece any and all of the myriad techniques employed in “regular” metalworking. (Or sculpture or collage or printmaking, for that matter.) This does not mean we need a host of tools or an elaborate workshop. With our standard PMC tools and not much more than an additional file, hammer, and a drill, we can incorporate other materials into our PMC and our PMC into other materials.
The other material I am using for this project is Faux Bone®, a PVC product that is easy to use, extraordinarily durable, inexpensive, and safe. It can be hammered, filed, sanded, polished, heated, molded, drilled, and carved. The PMC can be pushed around or into it and it is so tough you can hammer on it, which I do in the project presented here.
For this project I have sawn the Faux Bone®, filed, sanded, and polished it (all by hand — it’s quick work), and then riveted on a fired strip of PMC. Two eye pins and a chain and you’re done!
About The Author
Robert Dancik has been an artist and teacher for more than 30 years. He teaches workshops at art centers in the US and abroad and his work is found in numerous collections. He is a partner in the gallery “zoe & floyd” in Seymour, Connecticut, near his home in Oxford, where he is an avid cook and collector of toys, maps, and compasses. Robert may be contacted at playcik@yahoo.com. You can visit Robert’s excellent website at www.robertDancik.com
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