And turn it into a unique Silver wearable piece of jewelry. In this Wax StarterClass, you create a ring from scratch in wax. Side by side I will guide you exactly how to, and explain all you need to know to create your unique ring in the best way possible.

You choose the technique!

Below you will find a sum up of the different techniques. Each one has its own way, use of tools, and visual features after casting. It might be a bit overwhelming if you have never worked with wax before, so if you are unsure which technique to choose for your jewelry project then please send me an email, explaining what you want to make and perhaps show me some examples. I can then recommended you the best technique to choose.

Wax Carving
From a solid piece of wax you extract the shape, just as a sculptor carves a block of marble. This technique is best done with hard wax. You can cut, saw, and file or work the wax with different tools. You can also melt the wax, but beware, this wax has a high melting temperature.

Within wax filing are many sub-techniques, such as texturing both by removing and adding material, filing a signet ring, carving a shape from a block, and much more.

Wax Building
As the name suggests, this technique is exactly the opposite of the previous one. Here you start from scratch and slowly build up the wax.

This is done by melting the wax and build it up through a drop technique. This can be done in ring form or in a spatial form. This technique is perfect for adding stones within the ring.

Wax Modeling
We do this with soft wax. We can shape this wax with the heat of our hands or another heat source. With this kind of wax you can make imprints like fingerprints or from other textures. You can form droplets and more. This technique is ideal if you like textures, and want to create playful objects and shapes.

Shaping Natural Elements
Leaves, twigs, seeds, wire, fabric and other materials can be shaped into wearable jewelry. The art is to work these items in such a way that you will still see the delicate textures after casting.

Mitsuro Hikime
This is a specific technique that gives a very recognizable visual result. The malleable yellow wax is like a kind of hard chewing gum, you can use it to pull strands that make a structure of lines. You can roll, curl and work these into beautiful shapes to make pendants, brooches and rings. This technique is very fun and playful. Mitsuro Hikime is an ancient Japanese art form since at least the year 1300.

Mitsu - Honey
Ro - Wax
Hiki - Drawing
Me - Texture

• 2.5 hours undivided time with me to work on your jewelry project
• a deep dive in your chosen Wax working technique, explaining you anything that you can think of that you can achieve with this technique
• all the wax needed for your project
• use of all the tools and the studio
• thorough explanation of the casting process (how to prepare your wax, how it works, where to cast your jewels, the cost of casting, making molds)
• tool list specified for your chosen technique
• supplier list on where to get the tools needed
• plenty of time to have all your questions answered
• tea, coffee and cookies

Think of this StarterClass as time to experiment with guidance. It's just as much about making your dream ring as learning the technique and how it works. You will learn as much as you can in this 2.5 hours time, all to make sure you can go home and make wax jewels by yourself.

This Wax StarterClass does not include a finished silver ring.

The Wax StarterClass is for those who want to learn how to make jewelry in Wax. Learning the basics, and take this information to set up you own studio.

The price for the Wax StarterClass is for one person. We explore one technique, but I am sure we will touch on the others along the way too. If you like to delve deeper into all the Wax working techniques than I recommended you to book the Wax MasterClass. In the Wax MasterClass we have more time together and you can submerge yourself in all the techniques. The Wax MasterClass is designed to get to know all there is to know about Wax Jewelry making.

After booking you will receive an email from me and we can discuss and find a suitable date and time for both of us.

The Wax StarterClass will take place in my Studio in Amsterdam West - Nieuwe Hemweg 8b. Free parking by car is possible.

By purchasing the Wax StarterClass, you agree to the Terms and Conditions for Workshops, which can be found HERE.