Wax Carving Techniques for Jewelry Design
Influences
A course by Elsa Tierney , Jewelry Designer and Maker
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now, I will show examples of different artists' work who inspire me most. I will talk about how they used wax to make their artwork and how lost-wax sculptural processes relate to wax carving for jewelry making, also influencing the way I make my designs. ”
In this video lesson Elsa Tierney addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wax Carving Techniques for Jewelry Design. Explore the ancient art of wax carving and discover creative techniques to design, measure, sculpt, size, and finish bespoke pieces of jewelry from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll talk to you about the things that inspire me the most. This is a particularly good book as it shows the evolution of sculpture over time. It also has many of my favourite artists. Many artists of the 1930s in Paris were inspired by African artists, Modigliani included, and one of my favourite artists, Brâncuși. My work is heavily inspired by Brâncuși, who was inspired by Romanian folk art. The processes he used to make his bronze sculptures would've been very similar to the way I produce my jewellery today. Carved in stone or wood, Brâncuși would've moulded...”
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Course summary for: Wax Carving Techniques for Jewelry Design
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design
Elsa Tierney
A course by Elsa Tierney
Elsa Tierney is a jewelry designer and maker specializing in lost wax casting for jewelry and sculptures. Her fascination with jewelry and artifacts from all around the world, or “treasure” as she would call them, was ignited from a young age on trips with her parents to London-based museums. As an adult, she decided to turn this passion into a career, receiving a degree in fine art and later, a National Diploma in Silversmithing & Allied Crafts from Sir John Cass School of Art & Design.
Her pieces incorporate influences from modern art that she combines with traditional jewelry-making methods. She is particularly proud of her marionette piece, which boasts the working attributes of a puppet on strings, but can also be worn as a necklace. Her work has been exhibited across the UK, and she is a two-time winner of the Bronze Goldsmiths Award in the 3D Modellers category. Other accolades include the Silver Goldsmiths Award in the QVC category in 2016 and Gold in the Raw Pearls category in 2015.
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