Sand casting

Nadine Suzanne on Instagram: "Sand casting a heart shaped pendant with cast in place natural sapphires and lab brown rubies for Valentine’s Day. This pendant is available for purchase still. #supportlocaltownsville #sandcasting #heart #valentinesday #valentinesdaygift #loveheart #heartjewelry #jewellery #sandcast #castnotset #castinplace #sapphire #ruby #love"

Nadine Suzanne on Instagram: "Casting a ring directly into beach sand that my customer sent me from a sentimental location. I can use beach sand in 2 ways. 1 - create the mould entirely from sand (using approximately 1cup) 2 - sprinkle some sand in a mould made from delft clay (using approximately 1 teaspoon). This is such a unique way to add meaning to a piece and each piece has its own unique texture. Imagine proposing to your partner on a beach and having your wedding rings cast in…

Katie Morgan | Silversmith on Instagram: "I tried sand casting for the first time, I love the process and the instant results even though the final result wasn’t quite perfect. I’m going to keep practising and making slight adjustments to the process until I can get the perfect final result."

Nadine Suzanne on Instagram: "Custom ‘make your own ring’ using lab grown gemstones cast in place. I love this combo of colors! #sandcast #jewellery #castnotset #makingjewellery #process #sandcasting #silverjewelry #jewellerylover #jewelleryaddict #jewelrygram #reel #jewelleryoftheday #jewelrymaking #jewellerylover #jewelleryofinstagram #castnotset #casting"

Making a Sand Cast Bronze Sculpture: Here's a sculpture that I made a few years ago that combined cast and fabricated bronze. Bronze casting can be done in your back yard if you have a leaf blower and a small refractory furnace. Sand casting, in particular, is a fast and cheap way to c…

Organic silver rings set with raw sapphires Handcrafted from 100% recycled sterling silver using a sand casting technique Features a raw distressed texture, with elements of the sand imprinted onto the finished piece which is carefully filed, polished and finished Set with genuine raw sapphire gemstones, which are available in a variety of colours. These sapphires are naturally set as the metal cools from casting, meaning no two pieces are the same. Please note these are bespoke and made to…

My studio assistant, John McGeen, and I started making molds from the Duchamp Readymake chess set on Thursday. You can see that we started with a cast iron flask with cope and drag halves. This particular mold has an opening formed into it for a pour hole and "button". It uses rolls pins for the indexing of the cope and drag. For our "sand" we are using delft clay for the molding process. I usually figure out where my parting line will be and then I create a board (with a cutout in the sale…

Though they have been refined through the ages, significant differences exist between the two methods used to make metal parts.

The start to my senior degree project at the Rhode Island School of Design. A series of rings I have sand cast: a modern take on "stone setting" and traditional processes.

We also discussed how these Jewellery Casting Techniques lend well to multiple layers of objects being used to create more intriguing stories.