Last fall I was lucky enough to take a wax carving course with Kate Wolf. It was very hard at first. When you are making something you are always adding things. With wax carving you are always taking away. That took some getting used to. But this year I was able to make some rings and pendants in time for the shows. I was very happy with the results. Check them out.
I have also been taking some workshops in stone cutting. This is really fascinating, but hard. I am still working on getting all of the unforseen scratches out, but coming along nicely. Hopefully soon I will have some agate ready.