Mitsuro Hikime Online Class

Mitsuro Hikime is a unique blended wax, an ancient art form, dating back more than 1300 years in Japan. It was mostly used in sculpture, later enjoyed by jewelry artists and jewelry lovers in some parts of Japan. Miyata Kohei was the first jewelry artist applying this technique in jewelry making. Mitsuro Hikime roughly translates to honey (mitsu) wax (ro) drawing (hiki) texture (me).

Learn how to use Mitsuro Hikime wax!

Lost wax casting is a well-known process in the jewelry industry, but Mitsuro Hikime is unique because it must be warmed slowly with your hands to become malleable. After pulling, stretching and folding the wax into itself, it forms unique striations. This mesmerising wax process allows you to create beautifully flowing sculptural forms with a distinctly organic texture.

Anna has become a Mitsuro Hikime expert lately, studying with a Japanese master, and was the first to teach this technique both in Australia and Hungary. Anna is one of the few jewelry artists in the world regularly creating jewelry using Mitsuro Hikime. She has developed her own wax recipe and honed her skills over the past few years. Her extraordinary pieces don't follow any kind of fashion line, they are rather independent, edgy and uncategorized.

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About the course

This course is a fully online video course. After signing up you will immediately get access to the 12 chapters, over 1 hour and 20 minutes of HD video. You may watch them separately chapter by chapter, or a full single video on its own and you may come back any time in the future and stream it again any number of times.

Prerequisites

Suitable for the absolute beginner or jeweller who hasn't ventured into Mitsuro Hikime wax work before or advanced students who wish to improve upon pre-existing skills. In case of absolute beginners in jewelry making, the finishing of the cast models could be outsourced.

What we'll cover

With Anna, you will learn how to use Mitsuro wax to create beautifully unique and individual jewelry. Working with Mitsuro Hikime will open up many possibilities to create a one-off piece or start a new collection.

Wax recipe formula

Learn step by step Anna's specially developed wax recipe.

Basic methods of model production

Form the signature striated texture.

Create forms

Shape your own wax for rings, earrings, bracelets.

Techniques in wax

Create organic and irregular shapes, interesting textures, spontaneous shapes and surface effects.

Design

Learn composition and preparation of your wax. Master the technique of pulling, stretching, twisting, and manipulation to combine the lines and curves that Mitsuro Hikime can create.

Preparing the casting

Placement of the sprues.

Troubleshooting

Tips and tricks for better results.