Marlynda Taylor has an extensive background in language arts, having been an English and creative writing teacher for many years. She now uses PMC Plus as a means to give visible form to her creative vision.

More importantly, she has embarked on another teaching career, introducing people to the joy be creating unique silver jewelry using minimal equipment

There have been several constants in my life. One of those has been creating things with my hands. That love has undergone many transformations over the years, but it is always there to give me pleasure and to challenge me to explore new things. I am so fortunate that it led me to discover the wonder of metal clay.

Since 1999 when I first read about this magical new material, I was fascinated by the possibilities. My exploration led me to my first certification class with Mary Ann Devos. I was honored to be asked to be one of the first 9 Senior Instructors for the PMC Connection. From that point on, it has been a grand adventure. Students sometimes ask what technique I love the most about metal clay and what I think my speciality is. My first metal clay love was the collage, using paste on objects from nature. Then I fell in love with creating mirror finishes on my pieces by hand.

My students think I'm nuts, but I love the feeling of the metal changing under my hands. However, I always come back to what drove me to learn about metal clay, and that was combining PMC with fused glass. I love the glitter of dichroic glass surrounded by the beauty of silver. Above all else, however, I think my true love is teaching itself. In my heart of hearts, I am a teacher down to my very soul. Nothing gives me more joy than seeing people learn and have those ahaa moments. For me, PMC is like chocolate for the creative soul, so I hope that my biggest specialty is teaching and sharing that knowledge.