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BARN member: $67.50
Non-member: $80

Saturday, October 22 from 10 am to 4 pm

Material fee: $20

This class is the continuation of the basics of wax carving models for jewelry that was held at BARN earlier this year. Please join this class if you have either attended the last wax carving class at BARN or have some experience carving waxes for jewelry making. The art of wax model making is an import skill to learn for successful jewelry that is to be cast in silver, gold, brass, or bronze. Demonstrations will include how to chose and use tools and waxes that are the best for you design, carving and building of the design in waxes, and creating stone setting for the wax models. Students will have time to work and complete wax designs that then can be sent to a professional caster to cast the waxes into metal.

Instructor: Jennifer Stenhouse is a jewelry maker and sculptor living and working in Seattle. She has been teaching Metalsmithing and casting since 1992. She developed the Metalsmithing program at Savannah College of Art and Design, taught at the Vermont Art Exchange, and currently teaches in the Seattle area.