"EXTRAORDINARY" CASTING
The course is aimed at goldsmiths, designers, artists and makers with basic knowledge of goldsmithing and metalworking techniques.
INTRODUCTION/
The melting of metals is usually used to create ingots that will become plates and wires, or in the lost wax process.
However, we can also create jewels by pouring the metal directly into a matrix: the molten metal fills the volumes, reproduces the textures of the materials and incorporates objects and stones.
This technique allows you to create unique shapes and volumes or interesting elements to be integrated in the construction of your jewels.
In this course we will learn different "extraordinary" casting techniques, we will experiment the technique with sand and cuttlefish bone; we will cast in refractory materials such as gasbeton and experiment with more artistic fusions using materials such as sorghum, salt and legumes.
We will insert the stones directly into the casting process.
All these techniques are easily reproducible in your own laboratory.
CONTENT OF THE WORKSHOP //
We will create the wooden prototypes in order to create the volumes that we will use for the earth casting, we will use three-dimensional prototypes already made to be imprinted in the sand in order to understand which shapes are easily achievable and which ones need to be modified.
We will also see how to add details on simple shapes, or how to insert stones directly into casting within our model.
We will melt into a solid matrix (gasbeton / cuttlefish bone) from which we will create volumes by digging into it.
MAX OF PARTICIPANTS //
5 people
WHEN//
SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2024
The course lasts from 10am to 7pm
COST//
€ 210 * VAT free.
MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE //
Sand casting kit (only for the course), iron flask.
100 g bronze
casting materials
MATERIALS THE STUDENT MUST BRING //
Basic kit for jewelery (2/0 saws, files, cutters)
Silver (at least 30 grams, optional)
Synthetic or semi-precious stones round or oval shape (zirconia or corindons)
Stones to experiment (lava stones, various semi-precious stones, rocks , ceramics etc ...)
The course will be in Italian, with translation support in English or Spanish if needed.
For any further information please contact us by email: info@aboutfucinaorafa.it
