About this item
For both new and more experienced jewelers, this thorough class in wax carving teaches a fun, effective, and easy way to create beautiful pieces! Low maintenance and easy to do at home, wax carving requires just a handful of tools and inexpensive materials - and you can work on your kitchen table. Master jeweler and teacher Emilie Shapiro makes her hands-on techniques accessible to anyone, as she leads readers through the fundamentals, explaining how to make molds and multiple models with variations. With projects ranging from a very simple carved ring and tribal-inspired earrings to intermediate-level pieces like an Elephant Pendant, Snake Bangle, and Cuff Bracelet with a Bezel-Set Gemstone, this book is a must-have for every jeweler.
About the Author
Emilie Shapiro currently lives and works in New York City. She is the head designer of her jewelry line, Emilie Shapiro Contemporary Metals. Emilie's work is inspired by natural elements and heavily driven by experimentation and process, and incorporates rough gemstones, celebrating beauty in imperfection. Emilie's work is sold worldwide at locations such as American Natural History Museum, Anthropologie and UncommonGoods. Emilie teaches workshops on jewelry production and wax carving at 92nd Street Y, Liloveve Jewelry Studio, and at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, as well as other studios throughout the New York Metropolitan area. She received her BFA in jewelry and metalsmithing from Crouse College, Syracuse University, and studied at Alchimia, a contemporary jewelry school in Florence, Italy.
