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Learn wax carving for jewelry

The jewelry industry in the United States is full of creatives, visionaries and hard workers. Many get their start in a beginning metalsmithing class, but others start off beading, or in wax carving classes.

Wax carving is a jewelry making technique that is fun, creatively-satisfying, and easy to pick up!

Get started in jewelry making

This online, go-at-your-own pace jewelry course by Emilie Shapiro is here to get you started on your creative wax carving journey.

Start with the essentials in this Basic Ring Wax Carving Class, then move on to a more complex, yet creatively freeing technique of Natural Object Casting. This class was eye opening for me – casting natural objects has alwyas been a difficult process for me to figure out, and Emilie takes you through it patiently, step-by-step.

She is so encouraging and makes these techniques easy to follow!

Jewelry making you can do from your home

Emilie shows your these techniques from her studio with a bench pin, jewelers bench and some essential tools. But so many of these wax carving classes can be comfortably done from your home. Lay down some paper, open a window for ventilation, and go to town!

Wax carving for stones

If you’ve ever wondered how it is that professional jewelry artists create their work around precious and semi-precious stones, Emilie shares with you a technique to build settings from the wax. Her Modified Bezel Setting Class is an intermediate class, meaning you may want to try one of her wax bezel-making classes first, or you can dive in knowing that she will be walking you through so many creative steps. Plus, she includes information about how casting works, and what some of the best practices are when working in wax.

Taking your jewelry making skills to the next level with stone setting

In this class, Emilie shows you some of the most essential techniques for setting a bezel once your wax casting has been transformed into metal. What I love about this class is how Emilie shows you how to do this using tools that are easily accessible from a hardware store, or are easy to make yourself. This class is a great follow up to her jewelry wax carving classes for stones.

Buy this jewelry making book!

And finally, for anyone looking to get a comprehensive start in jewelry-making, Emilie has a book that is perfect for helping you create and launch a jewelry collection. This book walks you through the process of not only development of a collection, but the business side of it too!

Interested in taking one of Emilie’s classes, but you don’t know where to start? drop a note in the comments and I can guide you to the best class for you!