Art Clay Silver is a revolutionary contemporary clay that combines precious or base metal powders with non-toxic binders and water. It is manufactured by Aida Chemical Industries Co Ltd in Japan. When kiln, torch or stove top fired, the binders burn away and the metal fuses (also known as sintering) and the clay is transformed into a solid piece of silver or base metal jewellery.  This process enables artists to create silver and base metal jewellery in a limited time and at a fraction of the cost of traditional silver and metalsmithing techniques. Typical metal clays manufactured in the Art Clay series are silver, gold or alloys of copper.

The New Formula of standard Art Clay Silver is 99.9% pure when fired. It combines the benefits of previous formulations, easy moulding, slow drying - up to 4 x prolonged clay workability time, low fire - fires at lower temperatures and can be torch fired. Art Clay products are crafted through a patented process that delivers the highest purity available from any metal clay. Art Clay Silver is the only precious metal clay that is certified by the Arts & Creative Materials Institute (ACMI) to conform to international standard ASTM D 4236.  It identifies art materials that are safe to humans including children and have been certified in toxicological evaluation by a medical expert.

Art Clay Silver is available in clay or lump, paste, syringe or paper types.

Other formulations include Art Clay 950 (95% purity)  Gold (22K) and Copper and Bronze Clay.

Over the past months there has been a very sharp and significant surge in all of our silver metal clay related costs. There are multiple reasons for this but the fundemental factor behind the huge surge in silver metal clay prices is the record high world spot silver price. This has resulted in all the silver based products prices skyrocketing. The steep rise in the spot silver price has been driven by global uncertainty, high industrial and investor demand, market instability, supply chain stock piling/deficit issues and increased global shipping costs.

In July 2023 Silver Spot prices were considered to be extremely high when they reached AUD$33 AUD per ounce.  However since 2023, the silver spot price has broken all previous silver records and seen even more significant price surges. In December 2025, the silver spot price reached an unprecedented AUD$100 AUD per ounce. Unfortunately as a result, Silver Metal Clay manufacturers, distributors, resellers, artists and hobbyist around the world are now facing significant, never seen before, silver metal clay price increases.  The more complex the silver fabrication, manufacturing method is, the more expensive the end product will be. Unlike traditional silver which is simply melted and milled into wire or sheets, the manufacture and fabrication of raw materials to make silver metal clay the amazing and unique product it is, is a specialized, expensive and complex process. 

Unfortunately the myriad of factors mentioned above have severely compounded the costs for manufacturers of silver metal clay around the world and regrettably we have had to adjust our prices accordingly.