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Delve into learning the lost wax method of casting metal jewelry – a method that has been in continuous use for thousands of years! Take home and least one piece of jewelry at the retreat conclusion along with the satisfaction that you created it from start to finish.
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Class description
This jewelry retreat will focus on the lost wax method of casting metal and jewelry, a method that has been in continuous use for thousands of years. Carbon dating has shown some of the earliest cast jewelry pieces to be more than 5700 years old!
Here, you will learn how to carve or sculpt with wax, invest your pieces to create a mold, heat your mold to over 1200 degrees and finally, cast your pieces with molten silver, injecting it into your mold using centrifugal force. The process is exciting, somewhat intimidating but very rewarding!
Danny Saathoff will be there every step of the way to make the process understandable and you’ll come away with at least one and perhaps a couple of new pieces of jewelry that you created. You won’t forget it!
THREE THINGS RETREAT GUESTS WILL WALK AWAY WITH UPON RETREAT COMPLETION:
- At least one piece of jewelry
- Complete intoxication for the process of fabricating a piece of jewelry from start to finish
- The boundless enthusiasm to take another class at Wild Rice Retreat
