October 29/30th | Introduction to Casting

Description

Introduction to Casting

Class Date: Saturday / Sunday October 29/30th

Time: 9:30 – 4:30pm

Instructor:  Jennifer Wolfe / Katlyn Sumpton

Class Outline:

During this creative 2-day workshop, students will get hands-on experience experimenting with 3 different casting techniques. We will introduce students to Splash Casting, Broom Casting and Lost Wax casting.

Day 1 – Students will experiment with Splash Casting and Broom casting, they will also experiment with wax, textures and carve a basic wax ring for casting on Day 2.

Day 2 – Students will cast their waxes via Vacuum casting and spend the day making finished pieces of jewellery from the 3 different casting techniques

Splash Casting is a jewellery casting process of pouring molten sterling silver or gold into water to create unique and organically shaped cast forms. These cast forms can then be turned into finished pieces of jewellery like earrings or pendants.

Broom Casting is an easy, low-tech method of making beautiful freeform shapes, very reminiscent of stalagmite and stalactite.

Molten silver is poured into a wet straw broom. It is a process where you will get a different result each time you do it which makes every piece unique.

Lost Wax Casting 

Students will get hands-on experience carving a wax model. You will learn how to use an electric wax pen and how to carve and file wax models. This is a great opportunity to learn all you need to know to make jewellery using the lost wax casting process, from start to finish.

Students will leave the workshop with the 2-3 finished pieces of jewellery.

Both of these casting techniques result in completely unique forms every time you cast. These unique and fascinating forms can then be turned into finished pieces of jewellery like earrings or pendants.

With small class sizes you will have the opportunity to have in-depth lessons and more one-on-one assistance.

All of the materials and equipment are provided for this class and no experience is necessary.

Please wear close-toed shoes, comfortable clothes, your hair tied back.

Payment Details

Workshop Fee: $335.00 +HST per person, includes kit fee for materials, consumables. 

Registration & Cancellation Policy

How to Register:

Sign up and pay for the workshop via this page.

A signed waiver will be required to proceed in any workshop.

Minimum age of workshop participation is 16. 

Minimum 3 students must be registered for the course to run.  Maximum 6 students.

COVID Safety precautions – Since the mask mandate is now over, it is up to each student as to whether they would like to wear a mask or not.  Each workstation has their own designated tools/equipment with limited overlapping equipment to ensure safety.

Class Cancellation Policy:

If you need to cancel or reschedule a class, our CANCELLATION POLICY depends on the time until the scheduled class:

• Up to a week, a refund will be issued minus a $15 cancellation fee, or a credit will be given to attend a future workshop. Workshop credits must be used within a 60-day period after cancellation, or it will be forfeited.
• Within 48 hours, no refund or credit is given.

We may reschedule or cancel classes if we do not receive the minimum number of bookings, or in case of bad weather or instructor illness. In this case, you will be notified and the fees will be refunded.