Wax carving is among the more customizable aspects of goldsmithing. Lost wax casting is useful in producing solid three-dimensional volumes and sculptural work. Anything carved in wax can be turned into metal! Here are just a few examples by our goldsmiths here in studio of what can be accomplished with wax carving.
Earrings by Handmade Revolution (Aurora Simmons); producing a volume and carving adjacent to each corner to create a dynamic pair of triangles.
Ring by Glaciale Goldsmith (Alexis Kostuk) using both gold and silver to cast.
Earrings by House of Cassady (Robin Cassady-Cain) combining wax carved blood cell motifs with textiles and fabricated domes.