Be a Part of the Process
We encourage you to come up with symbols or concepts that are personal to you. Looking at other jewelry can be inspiring but anything that evokes the sense of your personal style—fabric, sculpture, paintings, photographs—is what we’re after.
From sketches and scribbles, we will make up a wax model that shows us a “lay of the land.” This leads to the development of a wax model that everyone approves.
We form wax models in multiple ways, using exclusively hand-carved techniques, computer technology, or a mix of both. We take the evolved wax model and encase it in a heat resistant plaster. Then we bake it, creating a cavity in the plaster the exact shape of the wax.
Casting is the most exciting part of jewelry making and we invite you into the process. Bring friends and family to your Casting Party and celebrate the occasion together as you hold the torch and melt the gold yourself. This is possible for all jewelry made of white or yellow gold. After casting , we typically need a week’s time to polish the piece and do any stone setting and finish work. This is how we create jewelry that is a unique expression of your life.
Goldmine Design uses only 100% recycled gold alloys. We're proud to help you recycle your own metals and reset your own gemstones into new pieces. We offer Sri Lanka sapphires, conflict-free diamonds and stones produced from low-impact mining with fair labor practices.