Wax Carving Weekend Class: Basics - Bruce McKay
Class | Registration opens 12/2/2024 9:00 AM EST
LOST WAX CARVING BASIC WEEKEND CLASS
INSTRUCTOR: BRUCE MCKAY
In this workshop students learn how to carve wax models in carving wax. On the first day students carve a basic signet style ring that holds a bezeled cabochon cut stone and on the second day the project is a pendant for a prong set cab. The workshop price includes the basic wax tool kit that each student will use, plus the cabochon cut stones used. Students can bring their own cabochon stones if they want. Waxes will be carved and ready for Lost Wax Casting, but no casting will be done. Each student takes home their carved waxes and the carving tools they used in class.
Class Fee: $130
Est. Materials Fee: $0+
WH Tuition for Weekend Class: $100
Prerequisites: None
Bruce McKay
Bruce McKay made his first piece of jewelry in 1969 and decided then that this was to be the art he would follow. He went to the University of Oregon, getting a degree in Art Education. He first began to sell his work at craft shows, then opened a retail store, then ended up with a private studio and showroom where he worked on one of a kind custom piece in Gold and Platinum. Along the way he became a GIA Graduate Gemologist, graduated from Diamond Setting School, became a gemstone dealer, gem cutter and teacher. In 2014 he retired from active work and began to focus on cutting and carving, primarily in Agate and Jasper.