Julia Rai

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Julia Rai has been working with metal clay since 2004 and teaching it since 2007. She holds the MCSJ Higher Metal Clay Diploma, PMC Certification from Rio Grande and Art Clay Level 1 and Level 2 Certification. She also holds the City and Guilds 7407 Further Education Teaching Qualification.

She teaches a variety of subjects for several jewellery schools in the UK, including unique textures for metal clay, lentil beads and hollow forms, Art Clay Level 1 and 2 Certification and the Silver Metal Clay Diploma. She is the Director of the Metal Clay Academy, an online resource for everyone interested in metal clay. Her spare time is currently taken up with working on projects for the Metal Clay Masters Registry and she has achieved Registry III, the first person in the World to do so.

Julia's work features unique textures she has made herself. She combines metal clay with traditional jewellery making techniques. She also uses other materials in her work and loves to experiment with new techniques.