Wax casting, ring making
In early 2023, I took a wax casting course at Bushwick Jewelry Casting, where I learned all about wax carving and sculpting in order to make sacrificial molds for jewelry making.
Over the course of the four week class I was able to produce several rings and other small pieces of jewelry for family and friends.
Spring 2023 - Bushwick Jewelry Casting
Living and working in Brooklyn, NY comes with many benefits, but a consistent drawback is the lack of space. In order to maximize storage in our apartment, I designed and built this storage unit to house project materials.
It has 20 unique storage compartments with room for customization. The wood was sourced from a local woodworker who had extra supplies!
Fall 2022
As I continued to understand woodworking through fairly automated processes, I realized I had a deeper interest in hand made and designed woodworking. I ordered a small set of Japanese carving tools and got to work carving my first wooden spoon.
Walnut spoon shown here in a Mellow ceramic bowl and platter which I use for salt.
Explorations:
Render Weekly Season 8 week 6 posed a challenge of designing desktop organization systems and rendering to reflect the design.
I designed a system of two sized catch all trays, and a paper storage solution to help declutter the desktop space.
July 2022 - Selected as Render Weekly “Best of Season 8”
Explorations:
While taking a course at bien hecho woodworking academy in the Brooklyn Navy yard, I learned about custom joinery while making an end table. The table is made entirely out of solid oak and ash and is built by hand.
Bien Hecho Woodworking - Spring 2022