Hand
Casts Southampton

Let Laura’s Treasured Prints help you capture your special family moments with a holding hand, circle of hands or framed family life cast.

An engagement, a wedding, a special friendship, celebrating the bond between the generations in your family. The casting session is a unique and fun experience.

The options are limitless; I am always happy to discuss the best options with you so you get a piece you can truly treasure.

Family Casting- Price List

Holding Hands Casts (a child is under 12)

Adult and child freestanding ..................-£240

Adult and child on a wooden plinth.... £265 stone plinth plus £20

Two Adults hands freestanding.......- £255

Twin adults on a wooden plinth ... £280 Stone plinth plus £20

Three hands (adult or child) ....-£330

Three hands on a wooden plinth £365

Four hands (adult or child).....- £400

Four hand on a wooden plinth £450

Five hands (adult or child)......-£490

Five hands on a wooden plinth £550

Stone plinth are also available for larger casts please contact me for a quote.

Circle of Hands Casts

Three hands (adult or child).......£400

Four hands (adult or child)........£480

Five hands (adult or child)........ £530

Framed Family of hands

Three hands (adult or child)...... .£380

Four hands (adult or child)......... £455

Five hands (adult or child)........... £530

Family hand casting process

Family castings at my hand casts Southampton studio are great fun! The appointment takes about an hour depending on the type of cast and the number of people you wish to include.
Generally actually taking the mould takes only a couple of minutes and is a fun and relaxed experience.

The cast is taken using a casting gel called alginate. Alginate is completely safe and can be used in direct contact with skin and is extracted from natural seaweed. It is the same material that has been used totally safely for making dental impressions millions of times by dentists in people's mouths for well over half a century.
The alginate is mixed with water to form a gel.
After carefully arranging your hands, I either submerge your hands in the gel to make the mould or I cover them with alginate and then make a supportive plaster shell.

These larger casts need plenty of time to hand finish and to dry to ensure the longevity of the cast therefore they will be ready for collection in 12 to 16 weeks.

If you are thinking of capturing a special family moment with a family hand casting please don’t hesitate to contact me to discuss the options. I do offer payment plans for larger casts.