Guided Skills - Lost Wax Casting

Service Description

## About Guided Skills courses. This class is part of the Guided Skills series. Member artists can add a guided session or sessions to their open studio time. They will get access to a follow along curriculum and a coach will be available to help you complete the class during your open studio time. Fees for the coursework include: + instructor fees, + course guide, + kiln firings + supplies (wax, glass, mold materials, refractory, and other consumables depending on the class). + support during 4 weeks of open studio time to complete work ## About This Course Lost Wax casting is a traditional technique where artist create a wax copy of an sculpture/object, then encase it in plaster silica mold. Glass is then melted into that mold to form a solid glass sculpture. For this project, you will spend four studio sessions to create a glass sculpture of your hand. Day 1: Create Wax Positive - Use alginate to live cast your hand. Fill this alginate negative mold with wax to form a wax positive of your hand Day 2: Prepare & complete a the build of a refractory casting mold using traditional handbuilding plaster silica methods Day 3: Prep Mold & Fire: Steam out the wax from your refractory mold. Pack glass into mold and prep for casting, load kiln and start a proper firing schedule Day 4: Divesting and finishing Scheduling: This skills lesson includes 4 open studio sessions. When signing up, book your first preferred starting session date. You may choose any available three sessions thereafter to complete the work. These courses are only available to full time MGW resident artists or monthly workbench renters. If you are purchasing this class without being a member/renter, you will be required to purchase an additional monthly membership for the period.