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Venue:
Studio 201, CRAFT CENTRAL
397-411 Westferry Road
London
E14 3AE

Duration&Time: 2.5 hours AM or PM as booked. Please arrive 15min prior to the workshop
start.

Class Level: Taster

Class size: Max 10 persons

Tools & Materials: Tools and materials are provided for use in the class. You may bring your own tools if you wish.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

Have a go at wax-carving on this 2.5 hours taster workshop and learn the basic techniques of wax carving. You can experiment with wax and learn how to carve a simple ring or pendant. Wax-carving is a valuable skill for anyone who is a designer maker in the jewellery business and the workshop offers a completely hands-on experience with Thuyha.

The taster course will cover the following:

How the lost wax casting process work
Introduction to various tools and different types of wax used in wax carving
Learn how to carve a simple ring or pendant form jeweller wax

Please note that this course teaches wax carving only. After the workshop, you can have your wax creation cast into silver at extra cost. The casting charge will vary on the size of the wax plus the weight and price of metal. When your silver creation comes back it will have to be cleaned and polished before wearing. You can either do this yourself or, I can do this for you at additional charge.

We also offer workshops for beginners and intermediate as well as one-to-one tutorials.

Wax-carving Taster Workshop

£65.00

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Lost Wax casting has been used in ancient times and continued today to make jewellery and sculptures. It is a process where a piece of wax is either carved or moulded to the desired shape and then cast into metal. The cast metal piece is then cleaned and polished as a finished piece of jewellery or object. Wax carving is an effective method of making jewellery, which requires little space to work and minimum tools. You can achieve intricate details using various tools to shape your work. Jewellery wax is affordable and readily available, any mistakes can easily be modified before casting or it can be reused. It is ideal for aking complex organic, curvilinear forms, sweeping curves, and most anything that is difficult to construct directly from metal. Unlike working directly with metal, wax is a pliable material that you can cut away or build it up by applying molten wax, allowing you to be as creative as you want, without the fear of making an expensive mistake.
Thuyha acquired her wax-carving skills with Jocelyn Burton an award-winning silversmith where she worked as a designer and wax modeller for 5 years. She designed bespoke sconces and architectural lighting, silverware that are destined to adorn the homes and palaces of high-profile clienteles.
Since graduating from Sir John Cass College of Art in 1994, Thuyha has accumulated a wealth of experience in the jewellery field and has worked as freelance designer, gemstone sorter and jewellery advisor
CANCELLATION BY YOU

Cancellation request must be made in writing in writing (by letter to studio address or email to ha.jewellerylondon@gmail.com)

Cancellations 14 days before the course start date your payments will be refunded in full

Cancellations less than 14 days before the course start date you will lose half of your payment

CANCELLATION BY US

We reserve the right to cancel the course if the attendance is too low and we will inform you in advance. You are entitled to receive a full refund, or be re-booked you for another available course date if you prefer.

NON-ATTENDANCE

We regret that we cannot provide a refund or transfer for non-attendance of a class due to illness or for any personal reasons.
Venue:
Studio 201, CRAFT CENTRAL
397-411 Westferry Road
London
E14 3AE

Jubilee line to Canary Wharf, change for DLR to Mudchute station and walk to venue

Canary Wharf catch bus 277 & D7 (15mins) towards Mudchute/Isle of Dogs. Get off at stop H infront of Harbinger School and walk half way up towards the next bus stop.

Greenwich (Cutty Sark) to Mudchute DLR (5mins) then walk 12mins to Craft Central

Greenwich tunnel entrance near the Cutty Sark or Greenwich Pier, walk to the other side of the river, this may take about 10mins through the tunnel, and further 15 mins walk to the venue

By river, 5mins walk from Masthouse Pier with river boat services to central London and Greenwich

Wax-carving Taster Workshop

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