UP IN THE CLOUDS
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“I started the Jewelry Design Certificate Program with no experience in working with metals. It has been such a journey! I’ve been creating and working at the bench, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision to study at Lorenzo de’ Medici!”
Thu Luu
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For this project our task was to make a demi parure made out of wax which would be cast in silver, using the lost wax method.
My idea was to create a necklace, a ring and a pair of earring inspired by clouds
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“It was not easy to figure out how I wanted my jewelry as clouds, but my teacher Maria Walker was of great help. She had me experimenting with different techniques and I ended up using my own fingerprints as the motif of clouds, by pressing my finger into melted wax.”
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Works created in the courses: Wax Carving and Casting Techniques I
Part of LdM One Year Certificate in Jewelry design
To learn more about Thu’s jewelry design follow her on Instagram @thuluus