Shrine Jewelry
Sand Cast in Italy
Learn how to cast metal jewelry during a 2-day course taught by Brienna Hall. Stay for an additional 2 days after a day off of fun to learn how to cast with stones in place. If you already have basic sand casting skills and only want to add the more advanced skills you can opt to attend just the second half of the workshop.
Part 1: Basic Sand Casting for Jewelers
September 22-23
Learn to create original jewelry by casting into sand. This ancient technique does not require a burnout kiln and can be introduced to your jewelry studio without a large financial investment. Brienna will teach the basics of casting into a cope and drag (2-part) mold using red clay, recipes to make your own clay, how to sand cast horizontally and vertically, how to modify flasks, and also how to make 3-part molds. We can use found objects or your own shaped models to cast into the sand that can be used over and over again.
Part 2: Sand Casting with Gemstones
September 25-26
After learning the basics, stay for some additional days to learn the next step - casting gemstones into place on your jewelry objects. Elevate your work with some sparkly bling embedded in the precious metals you use. Brienna will cover multiple ways to incorporate gemstones with different setting options from flush set, prong set, tube set and more! Also casting with other items besides gems i.e. cremains, beach sand, rocks etc. We will cover the core casting system which incorporates sand casting with vacuum assist and allows for casting a greater variety of shapes.
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