Jewelry: Casting
Adult Summer Class | Registration opens Monday, May 4, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
This course introduces a range of technical processes, design concepts, and tools essential for casting jewelry. Participants will learn how to develop and prepare carved wax models for casting, including an overview of outsourcing work for professional casting services. The class will also explore approaches to creating multiples and small-scale production, alongside demonstrations of alternative casting methods.
What You Will Learn:
- Hand carving wax for jewelry design
- The fundamentals of the lost wax casting process
- Preparing work for outsourced casting
- Techniques for creating multiples and small production runs
- Introduction to sand, cuttlefish, and water casting methods
Accessibility Note: This studio is only accessible by stairs. For access needs or accommodations, contact adulteducation@fleisher.org.
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, Snow Farm, and 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/