The Wax Seal Stamp workshop was held in NVC in room 4-165. The event was about creating wax seal stamps, and there was a woman teaching it. The first thing we did in the classroom was getting the clay mound into a stamp form which was achieved by molding it with our hands. After we had to make the top of it flat. Then we drew our own personalized stamp design. Once we drew our design, we were asked to flatten the stamp again so we could take into the oven and make sure that the shape would not be ruined by the heat. Then we took the stamps into the oven and as it took some time to bake we were networking with the people in the room which became a great chance to get to meet some other people in Baruch as most people I know are from SEEK. After the stamps were almost ready, the woman who was leading the workshop showed how hers turned out and then she proceeded to return ours. Also, we had a variety of different wax seal candles that we could choose from. Everyone chose their candle and lighted it so it could melt. Then we would put the wax on top of a paper, and damp the stamp and then stamp it. This workshop was really interesting for me because I have never done anything like this before and when I saw people using stamps I never knew that they even had to wet it before stamping it into the wax, this way it was easier to remove. I had a lot of fun and will probably be part of the event again next year.
