Independent Casting

This is an exciting opportunity to practice casting your own work in precious metals.

Meeting Times

Sat, 3/9/2024 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sun, 3/10/2024 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sat, 3/9/2024 - Sun, 3/10/2024

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About

This hands-on experience is more like an open studio as opposed to a class, as you'll do every step in the casting process. You need to be well versed and comfortable with the process.

Session 1, Investing: Arrive with your pieces sprued, weighed (don't forget to record your wax weight and bring it), and attached to the sprue base. Please attend an open studio on Monday or Wednesday PRIOR to this session to complete your sprue work. We have a casting locker for you to store your sprued flask.

Session 2, Casting: Arrive with your clean, pre-weighed metal and appropriate casting attire. Teams of two will take turns casting until we finish. Everyone helps to clean up on both days.

Details

Skill level: Intermediate

Materials

You need to provide your own metal. Bronze or sterling are the most often cast materials. If you're using scrap, clean and remove all solder beforehand. You can cast in gold if you choose.
Payment for this independent casting includes one or two flasks equal to 500 grams of investment.
If you choose to cast more than two flasks, bring cash or a check to pay for the extra investment used.

Prerequisites

Introduction to Lost Wax Casting or Intro to Vacuum Casting.

Have questions about attending? Email jewelry.programming@bainbridgebarn.org for instructor approval.

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

BARN Policies

View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy
View BARN's current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
For those who might need physical assistance, learn more about BARN's Companion Program.

Instructors or Guides

Karin Luvaas

Karin Luvaas is a Bainbridge Island artist and jeweler with a degree in encaustics, painting, and metal sculpture. She has studied under numerous jewelry masters including Blaine Lewis, founder of New Approach School for Jewelers in Tennessee, and achieved graduate jeweler status under Alan Revere of the world-renowned Revere Academy of San Francisco. Karin also is a GIA Graduate Gemologist and holds a Jewelers of America Bench Jeweler Technician certificate. Her current work can be seen at karinluvaas.com

Jody Lyle

Jody Lyle is a goldsmith with more than 25 years' experience designing and making jewelry. She graduated from the University of North Texas where she studied with Harlan Butt and has continued her education through classes with masters, apprenticeships, trade school training, skill-building classes, and lots of bench time. She believes in learning by doing, listening to others’ experiences, and looking at how things are made around you. Her main focus right now is wax carving, fabrication, chasing, and repoussé. She works mostly with silver, gold, steel, rock, and semi-precious and precious stones to create pieces to be worn and enjoyed. See her work https://movingmetals.com/ and on Instagram @movingmetals and Flickr.