Program: Scarsdale Teachers Institute
Dates: 1/29/2021 to 1/30/2021
Starting Soon In this hands-on class, teachers will learn the ancient process of lost wax casting as well as its contemporary applications and manifestations.
Teachers will experience the process of model-making by both carving and construction methods, creating a ring design out of wax. The wax model design will then go through the lost wax casting process, producing a complete silver ring.
Lost-wax casting is a process for creating objects, from simple to complex, in a variety of metals (such as gold, silver, brass, or bronze) by casting an original model or pattern.
It is one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques dating back 6,000 years, but it is still widely used for producing jewelry, dentistry, and art. Its industrial form, investment casting, is a common way to create precision metal parts in engineering and manufacturing.
This process includes a wide range of skills, processes, and tools and offers a range of interdisciplinary learning opportunities for teachers and their students.
Metallurgical chemistry, metal processing techniques, principles of design and aesthetics, the historical impact of developments in metal working fields and the economic facets of both small scale artisan metalworks and large scale industrial applications are just a few of the topics that teachers can explore.
Co-taught by Tiffany & Co. Silversmith and artist Preston Jones, this class is for participants with some, little or no experience working with metal.
There is an additional materials fee of $35.00 for this class.