Class No 213 – fee $420 + $40 Materials fee (+ metals to be charged according to your usage in class)
SAND CASTING JEWELLERY
Tutors: VAUNE MASON & NATALIE HALLEY
Class Full – Waiting List Applies
This class will suit either complete beginners to jewellery making, or those with experience. Casting in metals is one of the most exciting techniques in jewellery making. Using a flame to melt silver & copper we can create pieces in either metal, or in a blend of the two – called Shibiuchi which results in a goldish-pinkish toned metal that can also be oxidised to a soft grey tone. We will create simple moulds using special casting sand, with either small found objects as a model, or, creating your own unique model from jeweller’s wax. The technique of sand casting allows us to create multiple pieces using the same model, which means you can either cast several times to achieve the result you’re wanting – or – create multiple pieces which could be either gifts or parts of a larger piece, for example a bracelet or necklace. Sand casting is direct, simple and lots of fun. In this class we will focus on creating simple forms. Projects can include richly textured rings (leaning towards the chunkier side), and items such as buttons and simple shapes pressed into the sand which can be turned into the decorative parts of a ring, a pendant, or for smaller pieces – earrings or metal buttons or medals. Those with jewellery experience who have a home based workshop may wish to create multiple casts that can be finished off at home into linked bracelets or necklaces. Sand Casting is perfect for landscape-type forms, organic textures or simple geometric forms! It is important to note that Sand Casting does not suit delicate or complicated shape.
We will be running this as one class, with two tutors, which will allow for some wonderful shared skills to be passed along to you, as well as flexibility within the class. Vaune Mason is an experienced jeweller and tutor, who currently works from her home studio in the Manawatu and travels the country teaching jewellery to enthusiasts at all levels. Her passion is working with the strengths of a technique and she loves the process of melting and casting with metals. Vaune has run the jewellery school Workspace Studios since 2005 and has been lucky enough to teach at WAAS several times already. Natalie Halley is a Wellington – based jewellery tutor who is very experienced in working with large groups of students with mixed levels of experience. Natalie teaches at both Workspace Studios and The Learning Connexion. Natalie brings a real love of learning new techniques and often creates pieces that have movable elements in them. Natalie and Vaune have taught together many times and enjoy creating a fun and supportive class environment.
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