Inspiration: Dinosaur

   Moving away from the fabrication of metals, and moving towards mold creating & wax casting. Although the process is not incredibly complicated, there are many steps to complete with accuracy. In contrast to fabricating a piece of work, both processes are tedious and time consuming when dealing with intricate design. 

   A lot of people like to use both wax casting as well as fabrication to achieve a specific design for one piece. For this particular project, my inspiration was from a dinosaur figurine. I chose something slightly organic in essence because of this process and I wanted to utilize the technique to accomplish what the fabrication process cannot. 

   With the wax casting I found that it was hard to get started if you haven't done it before. It is a challenge to envision a 3 dimensional design and to carve it from a whole piece of wax. Using the flex shaft with a drill bit to carve out small spaces was strongly effective. As a beginner you start to love certain tools that you find to be the most useful.

   During this ring making process, I broke my wax mold but was taught to repair using a heat pen, keeping a cautious eye open for air bubbles in the mold that could possibly result in casting complications. Wax is an amazing material to work with because it has the ability to be recycled constantly, it is never wasted and can always be repaired.