Crafting the Olive Branch Ring: A Journey Through the Lost Wax Process - Part 2

 

Part 2

Creating the Olive Branch Ring begins with a vision brought to life through the lost wax technique, a time-honored method that turns my hand-sculpted designs into wearable art. 

The Wax Band - My Canvas

I designed a 5mm-wide wax band with a twig texture and incorporated a 3mm bezel to hold a round gemstone.

Fine-tuning the Wax Model

The process starts with creating a wax model, as seen in this photo and then adding a bezel so that I can wrap my leaves and olives around it. 

Using fine tip tools, I carve and place each delicate leaf to capturing the natural flow of an olive branch.

After tweaking the placement of each stem and leaf, I can start fine tuning each leaf and start preparing it to cast in silver.

...This is going to be an extremely comfortable ring.

Creating a model can take anywhere from 2 to 3 days but I will post pictures here of the finished wax model prior to casting.

If you have a comment, please post them below this post.

Thank you, Dawn.