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This two-day class participants will learn how to measure and mark the hard carving wax used in jewelry making with visible planning lines and precision cuts. We will practicing 3-dimensional planning and layout techniques for subtractive Wax Carving. We will begin with the preparation of Carving Wax for ring size and design layout for carving with a classic bypass ring design. Once the practice Wax is completed, participants will be able to apply these new skills to their own designs. Carving wax for stone setting and open work will be covered.

The different carving waxes designated by color will be discussed. Green, Blue, and Purple waxes will be available for practice carving. Specialized Wax Tools such as wax saws, miter boxes, rotary files, mini lathe, electric wax pens and scrappers will be demonstrated. 

No casting will be part of this class, but students are encouraged to join the Casting Club at BARN.

This ring is the 2017 Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America, 1st place in the Renewable and Sustainable Practices division of the Vision Awards.

Details:

• This is a beginning level class.  
• $20 materials fee will be added to class fee when you register.
• Please bring a bag lunch. BARN has a refrigerator to store your lunch, located on the lower level.
• Students may bring:
• • Students are encouraged bring any of their own tools, such as files, spatulas, alcohol lamps, dental tools, exacto knives, saw frames, or burrs that they have been using. BARN Jewelry Studio has all the tools necessary for this class, so no purchase of tools is required.

Instructor: Nanz Aalund’s wide ranging career as a jewelry designer, goldsmith, and educator, began with high school shop classes. After serving as a fine jewelry designer and marketing consultant for Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co., Aalund taught jewelry and metals classes at the University of Washington and at the Art Institute in Seattle. Earning a Masters of Fine Art (MFA/Metals) and a Masters of Education/College and Technical Teaching Curriculum (CTTC). Her work has been exhibited both national and international since the 1980s. She authored the book, "Masters Gold,” published by Lark Books in 2009 and her most recent publication, “A Jeweler’s Guide to Apprenticeship” published in 2017 for MJSA, received a Silver Medal in the national AM&P Excel Awards, in 2018.

Nanz Aalund, certifications@bainbridgebarn.org

Contact: Jewelry.Lead@BainbridgeBARN.org