Cuttlebone Casting

In this TWO-DAY workshop, you will learn how to carve a cavity directly into a cuttlebone to create a mold. Cuttlebone is a hard brittle internal structure found in a cuttlefish. When a cuttlefish dies, only the cuttlebone remains. Because cuttlebone can withstand high temperatures and is easy to carve, it serves as a great mold making material for small metal castings used in jewelry creation. The interior of the cuttlebone has a unique texture that becomes part of the mold.

Using a torch, you will melt scrap sterling silver into a crucible and pour it into your mold. The casting you create will be released from the burnt cuttlebone and is the basis for a piece of jewelry. The cuttlebone mold can only be used once. Using jewelry making techniques such as grinding, drilling, filing, soldering, linking jump rings, polishing, etc., your casting will become a finished and unique piece of jewelry.

You should be able to make a few castings and at least one finished piece of jewelry in

this workshop.

Skill Level: All

Price: Member $225 Non-member $275

Dates: March 15 &16, 2025 Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Artist Bio: 

Cindy Moore is an accomplished metalsmithing instructor. She continuously pushes the boundaries of metals in her designs and has been teaching across the US for over 20 years. Cindy owned and operated a successful gallery for years in Pine Mountain, GA, where she sold her own designs, as well as those of artists in nearby states. Cindy enjoys sharing her knowledge of tools and techniques and has a line of tools,

which she designs and manufactures herself. Her inspiration to make tools came from the desire to make the process of fabrication more efficient and faster for her students. Cindy is a creative artist. Problem solving is her passion!

For further information on this workshop please contact Pat Glover at the following number/address:  

Cell 520 275 2641  Email patglover@comcast.net