Hi I’m Wax Carvers!

Wax Carvers is 90% me, Sandy and 10% my husband Jussi. He does the complicated coding part of the website, and is the sole proofreader of everything on the website and all emails. We’re both not native English speakers so the occasional mistake happens!

Since you’re here to learn wax carving and not complicated coding, I am Wax Carvers.

You want to learn wax carving and I can teach you. Wherever you are in the world! My home studio might be in a city in the Netherlands that you’ve probably never heard of, the classes are all online! You get access to pre recorded videos that you can watch as often as you like. In the comfort of your own studio. In a city that I possibly have never heard of!

There’s a whooole bunch of classes already available. Do you want to learn to carve rings? Bezels for gemstones? A combination? Charms? Hard wax or soft wax? Browse through the available classes and find what you want to learn! New classes get added irregularly, when I finish them.

Every teacher has their own style. These are my reasons for teaching the way that I teach!

One of the main reasons I love wax carving is that you can do it with only a few tools. Yes, there are plenty of specialized tools out there to make carving easier and quicker. But they’re not ESSENTIAL to enjoy wax carving.

I don’t want to start a class by telling you to first invest in all these specialized tools. So I don’t! I use basic tools in the classes that most people already have in their studio. If you don’t have any tools at all you can easily get these without spending a fortune. And if you do have specialized tools you can use them!

When you get into specialized tools it becomes so personal what you want and need. It’s much easier to start with what you already have. You can read more about this point in the blog post just start!

I teach a lot of traditional jewellery making techniques. That might sound boring and difficult, and you know what? Sometimes it is! Learning to file a perfect 90-degree corner is frustrating. But so was learning to pierce a straight line!

Don’t limit yourself!

Learn that difficult technique. Practice and practice and practice until you can do it. When you master a new technique a whole new world of design possibilities opens up for you!

And just because you’re learning traditional techniques, doesn’t mean you have to use them to make traditional pieces. I always try to add some fun to the pieces I make for the classes. Have you seen my pineapple settings!

The piece you learn to make is a vessel to teach you all the different techniques. Learn different ways to make the same piece! Learn variations and different interpretations. By trying different techniques you find the ones that you like. The ones you NEVER want to do again. The ones you want to practice more.

And the ones you can use for different pieces! I teach you how to taper a ring and you realize you can taper this pendant you’ve been working on? That’s the best outcome for any class!