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Lost Wax Casting (Day 2 of 4)

  • Torched AVL 1056 Haywood Road Asheville, NC, 28806 United States (map)

This class meets for 4 Saturdays
Students must attend ALL 4 Days:

Saturday, October 25th - 3-6pm
Saturday, November 1st - 3-6pm
Saturday, November 8th - 11am-2pm + 3-6pm (make sure to bring a lunch)
Saturday, November 15th - 3-6pm

Please wear closed toed shoes + if you wear reading glasses, please bring them.


Lost-wax casting is a fascinating, hands-on process where you start by sculpting a design in wax, which acts as a temporary model. It is a meditative, almost sculptural art of carving your design from a block wax, stick of soft wax or sticky sculptural wax. In class you will focus on learning the basics to shape, shave, and smooth the wax using small tools, gradually refining every curve, texture, and detail. This wax model becomes the heart of the process, capturing every mark you make. When your model is finished, the wax is then encased in a plaster-like mold and melted away—“lost”—so molten metal can be poured in to take its place. During this class, you’ll get two casting days and plenty of wax carving time. It’s creative, a little magical, and incredibly satisfying to see your idea transformed into something metal you can hold.

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Intertwined Pendant Necklace