Creating a Ring - lost wax casting technique with Jen Salta | Wednesday 6-9 pm | 9/20-9/27 | Fall 2023
Workshops | This class is completed
Start your wax carving adventure with designer and model maker Jen Salta! Learn to create custom rings using the lost wax casting techniques during this two-part beginner workshop.This program is structured toward true beginners and is project based, where students will create individual designs in cast metal. Each student will leave the course with a finished ring of their own.
Jennifer will guide you through the process on how to lay out your design, transfer it to wax, and send it out to be cast. Wax carving opens so many possibilities for design and there is much to learn. Take this leap into the exciting world of wax!
Jen Salta
Jennifer Salta is an artist and craftsperson. Jen a manufacturer and designer who has worked in every side of the jewelry industry. For the last decade, Jen has learned the ins and outs of product development and private label processes. Jen has designed and created jewelry, hair pieces, and home goods for many large well-known companies. Collaborating with these types of companies reinforced Jen’s passion for handcrafted pieces and taking concepts from paper to product.
In 2013, Jen landed a job in an American factory in New York, where she worked as Assistant to the Head Designer, and was able to use her skills hands-on, doing wax-carving, casting, model building, mold-marking and plating.
Jen then began her teaching career teaching workshops in all levels for jewelry design. Her philosophy has always been community over competition, and sends students home excited to create more!