Metal Clay Foundations: Mold Making

Learn how to create and use molds to keep your metal clay work one-of-a-kind while streamlining the creative process. Attendees will learn how to use two part RTV compound, what makes a good mold and what doesn’t, how to prepare difficult objects for molding, and how to customize your molded piece. You will create multiple molds and ‘cast’ at least one piece for firing in class. You will go home with a fully fired, fine silver piece and several molds. 

All levels are welcome, and all tools and supplies are provided with the $55 kit fee. If you have a basic metal clay kit for fine silver, please bring it.

You will get to make several single sided molds in class. One of the best parts of this class is finding and sharing unique objects to mold, so please bring things that you want to make molds of and are…