CASTING!!!! This class is the BEST. I am working on a mason jar drop light chandelier installation piece for my final and these larva will be inside of the mason jars along with cast moths and beetles. I hand made 4 larva from dark brown wax and then made RTV molds of them that way I could use the wax injector and make a ton of them. Sadly, one of my flasks last night wasn't able to vacuum so I wasn't able to cast it but it's not a big deal since I have mold of these so making another tree to cast didn't take too long.
I then filed the inside of the python rib ring so it was perfectly comfortable, dipped it in patina, and brought up the highlights with sandpaper and the buffing machine. This is a size 6 ring.
In my small vacuum casting class we did our first "pour" last night. I made a mold of a python rib, and then added the wax injected piece to a wax ring band that I carved with a lot of texture and indents on the side so it would fit comfortably on my middle finger. This tree also has some small mouse skulls I had a mold made for last year, before I learned how to make them self.
My final outcome for the 2-week etched bracelet project I had for Fashion Jewelry earlier this semester.
My first etching assignment was to coat my piece of copper in asphaltum, then scrape away my design, and make the copper sheet into a bracelet. I opted for a caterpillar design with small butterflies that I planned on piercing out the wings of and then partially bending them up.
