Wax Models in Jewelry at Atelier Rita Franze: Experience Art with Your Hands
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Wax Models in Jewelry: Experience Design with Your Hands
On October 22, 2026, the Atelier Rita Franze in Göttingen invites you to an intensive workshop focused on wax models in jewelry. This three-hour art experience combines artisanal practice, aesthetic experience, and direct engagement with a traditional design process.
From Soft Material to Personal Form
In the first part, individual jewelry pieces or small sculptures are created from sculptor's wax and carving waxes. Basic exercises introduce the material before carving and modeling take place. At the same time, the examination of the work sharpens the eye for line, volume, proportion, and surface. The wax reacts directly to every movement, making the design process tangible with your hands.
Jewelry Design Between Sculpture and Craft
The size dimension of the works remains within the jewelry field while still opening up a wide range for plastic ideas. Participants develop wearable objects or miniature sculptures and experience how a vision grows into a concrete form. Personal ideas can be brought into the workshop and discussed in advance.
From Wax Model to Metal Casting
In the second part, the metal casting made of silver or bronze created in the meantime is the focus. The cast pieces are processed, and their surface is formed. This step illustrates the transition from model to material realization and conveys the basics of a technique that is closely related to the lost-wax casting process in jewelry making.
Concentrated Exhibition Atmosphere in the Atelier
The Atelier Rita Franze serves as both a studio and an exhibition space. The limited participant number of a maximum of four people creates a concentrated framework for individual work examination, cultural education, and an intensive engagement with material and form. The calm exhibition atmosphere supports a sensual experience, where colors, surfaces, contours, and the tactile potential of the wax are at the center.
Conclusion: An Art Experience to Co-Create
Wax Models in Jewelry is aimed at art enthusiasts who want to not only observe jewelry design but also create it themselves. The workshop combines sculpture, material study, and goldsmithing practice into an immediate aesthetic experience. Those who wish to experience the journey from the first model to the processed metal surface live will find a special place for creative discovery and cultural enrichment at the Atelier Rita Franze.
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