I've been meaning to photograph the waxes that get turned into jewellery for a while now. Finally remembered to do it. Here is a fox stole in original carved wax form:
And here it is in final brass form. Also, you can get pretty well acquainted with my chest, neck, and bra straps here. Sorry about that.
I also made a ring of skulls that I haven't stopped wearing since I got it cast. It reminds me of a misspent youth in Camden town. You might need to click to view it a little bigger, their faces are pretty teeny.
Lovely jewellery! I thought of making a cat theme bracelet for a friend in metal which is more lasting. Would you care to share with me how you turn them into brass form using wax? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I take my waxes to a casting place and they make it in metal - the place I go to doesn't serve the general public but I think there are places that do, if you do a bit of googling!
ReplyDeleteI see, it would be nice if it can be DIY. :D Anyway thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteI know! You can do it yourself but need a lot of equipment/ the ability to melt metal. Have you looked at precious metal clay? It's a soft clay you can mould that you fire in the oven and it becomes solid metal.
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