Strange things happen in a metal studio. Like ceramics gold/silvercasting is full of unpredictable elements. However one tries to control it, the process is more like cooking than other metal work. We actually do work with ceramic media to invest the wax models, we bake that investment and then melt metal andd throw it into the empty space where the way used to be. Highly professional casting is done with super controled digital kilns and even the centrifuge is controled. nonethe less some of the finest art in the world was made by fussy individuals standing over smoldering red hot ovens. The art center is a lucky encounter for me. I had learned about precious metal casting over the past ten years, but done very little but carve wax and polish finished work. having some control over the whole process is exhillerating. similarly the art center has a core group of dedicated casters. We want to offer the possibility to any one interested.