From Conceptualization to Actualization...

In my casting class, our 1st project was to design a ring. The process consisted of carving the design out of wax, sending it to a caster to be made in silver, and then finishing. I thought it would be fun to chronicle the process....

Rough sketches...I mean very rough! Lol.

Plain ol' wax....

Sized the block of wax....

Carved the design out of wax....

Top View....

The caster made a mold of the wax...I can use the mold to reproduce the design.

Pre-finishing...after coming from the caster...the silver is hidden beneath a layer of whiteness!

After a few dates with the emory paper...files...and tumbler, its finally finished (or as finished as its gonna get!) lol.

Shiny!

Can't wait to do more...and get better at it.

Toodles!