September 28th | 2 day Low relief wax carving workshop

Description

Low Relief Wax Carving Workshop

Class Date: Sunday September 28th / Sunday October 5th

Time: 9:30 to 4:30 pm

Guest  Instructor:  Amanda Schoppel

Amanda Schoppel is a master wax carver, with 25 years of experience in design and wax carving for the giftware industry, and for her own business. With a playful, creative spirit, she works to represent cherished memories, and meaningful mementos, hand carved in wax, and cast in fine metal. She has an undergraduate from NSCAD, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a Masters of Fine Art from the University of California, Davis.  www.amandaschoppel.com

Class Outline:

During this creative 2 day workshop, students will be given expert advice on how to create low relief wax carvings. Students will be given project options  (pendants / charms) to choose from based on their skill level.  During the second class, students will take their cast items and learn how to sand and polish their castings and turn them into a piece of finished piece of jewellery.

Students will learn:

• Sawing wax and piercing
• Wax carving skills
• Filing-Sandpaper
• Rotary Tools-Hand Carving Tools (pick and spade)
• How to use a Wax Pen
• Tool Sharpening with wet stone
• Inscribing lines onto wax surface
• Finishing and polishing wax

Students will get hands-on experience carving wax models. You will learn how to use an electric wax pen and how to carve and file wax models. This is a great opportunity to learn how to create jewellery using the casting process, from start to finish.  Students will be given 30 grams of silver.  Additional silver can be purchased if requested.  No previous experience required.

Students can bring their own carving designs but they need to be pre-approved by the instructor prior to class starting.

Students will leave the workshop with 1 to 2 finished pieces of jewellery depending on complexity of the projects they select.

With small class sizes you will have the opportunity to have in-depth lessons and more one-on-one assistance.

All of the materials and equipment are provided for this class and no experience is necessary.

Please wear close-toed shoes, comfortable clothes, your hair tied back.

Payment Details

Workshop Fee: $400.00 +HST per person, includes kit fee for materials, consumables. 

Registration & Cancellation Policy

How to Register:

Sign up and pay for the workshop via this page.

A signed waiver will be required to proceed in any workshop.

Minimum age of workshop participation is 15. 

Minimum 5 students must be registered for the course to run.  Maximum 8 students.

Class Cancellation Policy:

If you need to cancel or reschedule a class, our CANCELLATION POLICY depends on the time until the scheduled class:

• Up to 7 days, a refund will be issued minus a $15 cancellation fee, or a credit will be given to attend a future workshop. Workshop credits must be used within a 60-day period after cancellation, or it will be forfeited.
• Within 48 hours, no refund or credit is given.

We may reschedule or cancel classes if we do not receive the minimum number of bookings, or in case of bad weather or instructor illness. In this case, you will be notified and the fees will be refunded.