WOW Mobile Metal Lab and Show is a traveling sculpture foundry and exhibition space in a converted metro transit city bus that brings the entire cast metal process to you, your business/organization or event.
WOW conducts demonstrations, workshops, festive activities and residencies that educate, inspire, and celebrate personal expression and community vision through the cast metal process.
WOW travels to schools, businesses, organizations, fairs and festivals offering programming for all ages and skill levels to participate in the process of creating individual cast metal objects/sculptures or collaborative public art.
NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON!
WE ARE SPACED OUT!
The WOW has been strategizing how to share the cast metal process
with you on and off of the wheels....
We space out, sanitize, mask and trace.
Currently we are offering few small in person group workshops while
we are readying our aim fora Spring launch of new classes, events and workshops.
At this time, workshops are held in the Casket Arts Factory
with sufficient work station space and ventilation in an atmosphere of creative WOW!
Check out the event schedule below for future cast metal making workshops.
Contact us to book a customized experience for your
community gathering, corporate event, private party, homeschool class or school,
public art project, brewery workshop, park and recreation youth program, museum event
or what-have-you.
INCINOLET YOU SAY?
C'mon! Come on in and satisfy your curiosity of the Incinolet! The toilet that burns it! No plumbing, no composting, no plastic bagging - just ash! As long as we are burning sh*t, we may as well burn sh*t!
LOVE IS IN THE AIR AND METAL!
FEBRUARY 14 SUNDAY 2PM-5PM
$40.00
CASKET ARTS FACTORY
1720 MADISON STREET NE MINNEAPOLIS 55413
Enter parking lot and the building most north of the three with graffiti on the exterior and the gallery entrance is by the small sheltered picnic table.
COVID19 safety precautions: Small class size of six with mask wearing, social distancing, tracing and sanitizing. BE SAFE!
Love is in the air - and metal - it's just about the love of it all here. Create, learn and have fun through the transformative process of cast metal sculpture. Let the tasty treats and beverages delight you while you sit back to create your sculpture and stand up to pour your metal.
Create a sculpture for yourself - or your family/friend/special someone - while they create along side you. You will create a design (or choose from images here), learn how to carve into a cuttlefish bone, pour metal, file and polish your small cast metal sculpture, pendant, pin, ring, ornamental clasp for a bolo tie, keychain, lucky charm, or what-have-you.
Choose your base, metal jewelry hardware or discover that final touch and FEEL THE LOVE!
$40.00 Per Valentine
Casket arts Parking lot Halloween HOT METAL, fire and fun!
OCTOBER 30 FRIDAY 6-10:30pm
$0.00
CASKET ARTS PARKING LOT
1720 MADISON STREET NE MINNEAPOLIS 55413
Come on over to the Casket Arts Parking Lot and get yourself some Halloween Hot Metal, Fire and Fun!
Create your cast aluminum casket sculpture, pour your spooky and sweet metal castings or just hang out and look cool watching because it's a blast.
OUTDOOR FUN AND FROLICKING!
CASKET CARVING:
Direct carve with hand and power tools to create your design in a sand mold of a casket. Choose from imagery or create your own. Big furnace aluminum pour. 30.00
METAL SOUVENIRS:
Choose a mold, pour lead-free pewter, use hand tools to file and polish and create your small sculpture, pendant, pin, jewelry or what-have-you? 10.00-15.00
COVID19 safety precautions:
Mask wearing, social distancing, tracing and sanitizing. BE SAFE!
Cast Metal Small Sculpture+ +Wearable+Pet Tag +bottle opener
OCTOBER 17 SATURDAY 11-9pm
$60.00
HOT METAL!
COME FOR THE CLASS AND STAY FOR THE MAKE + TAKE EXTRAVAGANZA HOCUS POCUS!
CAST METAL CLASS AND MAKE +TAKE OPTIONS HERE!
11-1:30pm CLASS - Cuttlefish Carving and Metal Casting
1:00 - 9:00pm MAKE AND TAKE - Pet Tags + Wearables + Charms + Sculpture
THESE PROJECTS ARE FAMILY FRIENDLY AND NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
CUTTLEFISH CARVING and METAL CASTING
In this all hands-on, creative and exciting class you will carve an original design (or choose from a selection of imagery, symbols and designs) into a cuttlefish bone to create negative space. That space is filled with lead-free pewter to create your original metal casting. You pour the metal into your mold (or not), do finishing work with hand tools and mount it on a metal/wood/stone base, fasten dog tag/jewelry/keychain/zipper pull hardware or put it in your pocket! Learn how to sculpt with the subtractive process, how to make a 2-piece mold, melt and pour metal. Discover the natural ease of working with and beauty of metal castings featuring the organic growth lines of the cuttlefish bone. Casting size is under 2"x 2".
No experience necessary. Ages 7+. Family friendly class.
60.00/Pre-registration is encouraged as space is limited.
MAKE AND TAKE Pet Tags + Wearables + Charms + Sculpture
Artist's + Maker's Choice!
1. 30 minutes - 1 hour/15.00 - Personalize a already poured metal casting.
+Choose from already poured metal castings of a CUSTOM MADE LUPINE LOGO PET TAG or many many SWEET, SPOOKY AND STRANGE castings to make your necklace, keychain, sculpture, pocket charm, zipper pull, small sculpture, etc.
+File and Polish your casting with hand files and sand paper.
+Metal Stamp your casting with your pet's name, words, initials, etc.
+Attach your chosen hardware, sculpture base, or put it in your pocket!
2. 1 hour - 1.5 hour/30.00 - Pour metal and personalize your metal casting.
+Choose your mold to pour metal into. Choose from a CUSTOM MADE LUPINE LOGO PET TAG or many many SWEET, SPOOKY AND STRANGE castings to make your necklace, keychain, sculpture, pocket charm, zipper pull, small sculpture, etc.
+Pour Metal into your mold.
+File and Polish your casting with hand files and sand paper.
+Metal Stamp your casting with your pet's name, words, initials, etc.
+Attach your chosen hardware, sculpture base, or put it in your pocket!
Trickster Taco Food Truck will be feeding us! We are a proud Native & Veteran Owned Mobile Food Unit located in Central Minnesota! Home to the Native American Taco with a twist and our take on flavors from across the nation.
Visit the WOW Mobile Metal Lab website!
Email info@wowomobilemetallab.com with questions!
Thank you for your interest and see you there!
CELEBRATE RBg! DESIGN and cast YOUR OWN DISSENT COLLAR
OCTOBER 24 SATURDAY 1-4pm
$40.00
*COVID19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS - SEE BELOW
Every collar has a story......
Celebrate and share her story with your cast metal collar pin, pendant, sculpture or keychain.
RBG DISSENT COLLAR METAL CASTING CLASS
+2 OPTIONS THIS TIME!+
1. MAKE AND TAKE:
Choose your design. (from pre-made molds)
Pour your metal. (lead-free pewter)
File and polish your metal casting.
Make it a pendant, pin, earrings, keychain or small sculpture.
$25.00/No experience necessary.
2. CUTTLEFISH CARVING:
Create your custom collar design and carve it out of a cuttlefish bone that is used as a mold. Pour lead-free pewter into your mold and do metal finishing work with hand/power tools. Choose your necklace/keychain/pin hardware, attach your collar casting and WEAR IT and SHARE IT!
The castings are smaller than the actual collar size. The size of design needs to fit in 2"x2". We are creating a casting that will be attached to a necklace/keychain/pin.
There will be template designs available for you to select from.
$40.00/No experience necessary.
The Notorious RBG wore jabots or neck collars of lace, rhinestones, fabric and gold chains were symbolic and coordinated with her court ruling agreements and disagreements. Her expressive styles of nostalgic, punk rock, sleek and simple, gold wings were thoughtful embellishments that reflected her values, opinions and her stature as a female Supreme Court justice.
REGISTER HERE:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cast-your-rbg-dissent-collar-in-metal-tickets-126129289099
+masks required and available.+tools and materials are sanitized.+design and sculpt in spacious studio with 6' distancing.+4 participants cycle through on the bus to pour metal and do finishing work.