Polymer
Clay with Melanie Dilday
…And now silver
clay too!
Welcome!
My initials are M.A.D…so that’s gotta tell you something
about me! Seriously though, I am MAD about clay, all kinds of clay but for the
past 7 years I’ve been focussing on polymer clay and more recently still,
precious metal clay. Come join me in the gallery and the exhibition sections of
this site to view my work. And if you’re mad to try this clay out for yourself,
check out the workshop page and come learn with me in gorgeous Mullumbimby
(near Byron bay) where my husband (and wonderful cook!) Curtis and I hold 1-day
classes and two or three day retreats for individuals and groups.
Great Southern Art Trail 2005 Exhibition Gallery of Pics
Workshops, Classes and Retreats
E-mail address
madbeader@westnet.com.au
02
66845576
Biographical Information
Melanie
Dilday was born in South Africa in 1958 and moved to Australia in 1964. She
worked a number of jobs before she discovered ceramic clay around 1995 during
which time she studied at Tafe in wheelwork and dimensional studies. She has
exhibited at the Moores Building in Fremantle Western Australia in 1996 and
1997. She has since moved from using ceramic clay to polymer clay ‘because of
it’s incredible diversity’ and silver metal clay ‘because it’s the most
revolutionary creative material on the market!’ and is currently tutoring and
exhibiting in the Byron Bay and general Northern Rivers NSW area. Melanie has
taught silver clay and polymer clay techniques privately for 7 years. She has
also taught at Tafe colleges in WA and the Fremantle Arts Centre. Australian
Beader Magazine (Feb, 2006) featured her polymer clay/silver metal clay
earrings when she earned runner up in their Australian Summer Competition,
Creative Beading magazine featured a 4-page millefiori tutorial of hers in
their 2nd issue and Australian Beading Magazine featured her surface
treatment mixed media pillow bead tutorial in June 2008. She has exhibited in
the Great Southern Art Trail and at specialty art and bead shops. In 2008,
Melanie was delighted to be one of the teachers at the annual five day workshop
at the Grafton Artfest’s autumn program where she taught a innovative workshop
specializing in combining polymer clay with silver metal clay.
If
you’ve read this far, you might like to check out our personal pages here.