Carve, Mold, Cast, & Link is a week long course that allows you to explore making duplicates of a chain link. Our casting director Jason Spencer and fellow wax carving expert Marcela Lochridge are merging their skills to bring you this all encompassing class. We’ll be using mold-making to reproduce your design, this intensive is your opportunity to break away from standard jump rings and uniform wire. Challenge yourself to carve a single, highly intricate master link—focusing on clever geometry, organic textures, or custom locking mechanisms—knowing you only have to sculpt it once by hand before casting identical replicas, as many times as your chain requires, before you assemble them into your final piece using soldering, wire balling, riveting or cold connections
Instructor: Marcela Lochridge AND Jason Spencer
Date & Time: December 7th – 11th | 9 AM to 1 PM
Cost: $ 675 ($600 kit + $75 kit)
Skill Level: Beginner
What will you learn
Day one: You will be learning basic wax carving techniques in order to create a moldable form. Marcela will explain how to think in terms of what will translate into the mold versus what won’t.
Day two: You will create a mold for the reproduction of your original form. Jason will walk you through the first steps of the mold making process. How to ensure a clean silicone mold with no air bubbles.
Day three: You’ll come into the studio ready to cut the mold open, and inject all the waxes you need. Then you will prepare the wax injections for casting in metal.
Day four: Marcela and Jason will both be there! Jason will be showing you how to cast your pieces, where you will do your own molten metal pour! Then Marcela will explain how to take your cast multiples and create a linked chain. Here you will begin to learn basic soldering techniques.
Day five: Marcela will continue to teach connection, and then she will show how to give your chain a proper finish.
By the end of this course you will be a master in replication!
Skills:
- Wax Carving
- Silicone Mold Making (Set up, pouring, and cutting!)
- Wax Injection
- Casting
- Soldering
- Clean up
What’s included in your kit?
- Wax material
- Mold frame and silicone mold (you get to keep!)
- Wax injections (as many as you can get)
- Casting Cost
- Bronze
Silver is not included in the price of the kit. You can bring your own silver (as long as it is clean of solder) or purchase some from us (marked up by 30% of market value). If you are buying silver we recommend 1-2 troy oz based on how big you want to make each link.
Learn more about cancellations and transfers here.
