Casting for Jewelry
Adult Summer Class | Registration opens Monday, May 4, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
This course is designed to introduce you to a variety of technical processes, design concepts, and tools essential for casting jewelry. Attention will be given to learning the process of outsourcing carved wax pieces with the discussion of multiples and production of them.
What you will learn:
1. How to hand carve wax and the process of lost wax casting.
2. Some casting techniques that will be covered in class include sand, cuttlefish, and water casting.
Note that this classroom is accessible by stairs only; please contact Fleisher for more information.
Recommended Jewelry and Metal suppliers:
Hagstoz, 709 Sansom Street. Phone: 215-922-1627
Pamma Tools, 809 Sansom Street. Phone: 215-928-6004
Rio Grande: www.riogrande.com Phone: 1-800-545-6566
• 3 cuttlefish bones
• Silver casting grain
• Optional: stones for setting in castings
Maureen Duffy
Maureen Duffy is a studio jewelry artist and professor based in Philadelphia, PA. She currently serves as an 3/4 time professor of Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Rowan University in New Jersey and a jewelry instructor at Fleisher Art Memorial, one of the country’s oldest art centers, where she has played a key role in developing its jewelry program. Additionally, Maureen teaches workshops at Peters Valley Craft School and Snow Farm, The New England Craft Farm. Other schools that she has taught at include; Tyler School of Art & Architecture, Towson University, Moore College of Art & Design, Millersville University, and SUNY at New Platz, NY.
https://www.maureenduffyjewelry.com/