Stephen Dweck Artisan Archive: Wax to Metal – The Lost-Wax Casting Journey.

Explore Artisan Archive: Wax to Metal – The Lost-Wax Casting Journey. Discover luxury craftsmanship, hand-carved details and timeless design.

Have you ever wondered how molten metal becomes a piece of jewelry? The third part of our Artisan Archive explores the lost-wax casting process. This ancient technique has been used for millennia to create intricate shapes that would be impossible to forge by hand. An initial design is carved in wax, then encased in a mold. Once heated, the wax melts away, leaving a cavity into which molten metal is poured. When the metal cools, the mold is broken, revealing a flawless casting ready for finishing. Lost-wax casting allows artisans to reproduce sculptural details—curves, hollows, textures—that give jewelry its three-dimensional appeal. In Stephen Dweck’s studio, this technique is often combined with hand-finishing to retain a human touch. Searchers of ‘lost-wax cast jewelry’ will find that this process remains vital to modern craft. Owning a cast piece is like owning a sculpture in miniature. These jewels capture the imagination and demonstrate the continuum of art from ancient civilization to present day.