About

**Class canceled due to low enrollment per Maggie. Student notified 2/6. SK**

In this class you’ll get an introduction into basic foundry work. You’ll learn how to make a basic mold using a provided pattern with Petrobond sand, watch the bronze being poured into the mold, and then clean up the bronze piece that you’ll then be able to take home. 

Students must wear natural fiber clothing with long-legged pants, tight fitting long sleeves, closed toed shoes (natural fiber or leather), and have long hair tied back. Safety equipment will be provided but feel free to bring your own eye and ear protection. This class is offered in conjunction with Alchemy Industrial Arts (AIA) at their facility.

Two other related classes BARN/Alchemy Industrial Arts will be offering in 2020 are “Pattern Making” where you’ll learn how to make patterns that can produce a working mold, and “Intermediate Casting” where you’ll use a pattern of your own design to make the mold and cast in Bronze. Stay tuned and sign up for the Metal Fabrication newsletter to receive information when these are offered.

Details:

• Prerequisites: No prior casting experience necessary.
  
• Participants must wear natural fiber clothing, long pants, long sleeves, closed-toe shoes (natural fiber or leather). No stretch fabrics, no hoodie ties, or dangling jewelry, bracelets that can get caught in machinery. Please tie long hair back.  
• BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and will notify registrants of this decision. A full refund will be given.
  
  
  

Location:  This is an off-site class.        
Alchemy Industrial Arts
9392 Wardwell Ave NE
Bainbridge Island WA 

Instructor Maggie McVay received her Bachelors of Fine Arts, concentration in sculpture, from the University of North Florida in 2016. While in school she participated in her first iron pour in 2011. Since then she has participated in over 10 iron pours (including at the International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art in 2018), as well as multiple bronze and aluminum pours.