WAX CARVING

Price: $230

(Excludes casting silver material cost, typically around $25 for a simple ring, calculated by the weight of your wax model.)

Duration: Two sessions

• Session 1: 3-hour Wax Carving Class (We will take care of the casting process for you)

• Session 2: 1-hour Metalsmithing Finishing Class (optional — if you can’t attend, we will finish your piece professionally and mail it to you for just the silver casting cost plus shipping.)

What Makes This Class Special:

Wax carving offers a freedom close to sculpture—fluid, experimental, and open to bold imagination. Unlike basic metalsmithing, wax allows you to push forms further, create dramatic shapes, and even design settings for personal gemstones you bring in. The second session also works as a bonus introduction to metalsmithing—an extra chance to experience how a raw cast piece is brought to a finished work. Each piece becomes a work that is deeply personal, and impossible to find anywhere else.

What’s Included:

• Wax blocks in different types and shapes provided, tailored to your design needs

• Full access to carving tools, metalsmithing equipment

• Casting coordination (silver cost typically ~$25 for a simple ring, based on wax weight)

• One complimentary drink

• Your completed sterling silver jewelry piece to take home (or receive by mail)

Techniques You’ll Learn:

• Carving and shaping wax

• Building up and modeling in wax

• Smoothing and polishing wax surfaces

• Designing for gemstone settings

• Cutting off the sprue

• Texturing, polishing, and finishing

Who This Class Is For:

This class is for anyone, beginner-friendly, easy to pick up, and requires no prior metalsmithing experience. Perfect for those curious about jewelry making, eager to try something hands-on, or simply looking to create a unique piece from start to finish.