mostly for sarendipatree

[spacebug]

Big plaster mold that used to have big clay head in it.

After some chiseling.

After some more chiseling.
The whole thing should be out next week.

Comments

worm

[(Anonymous)]

wait, you cast clay inside of plaster? what is the original form made from, wax? why not just shape the clay directly? do you fire the clay then?

Re: worm

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Sorry- it's a little misleading. The original was made of clay. Then the plaster mold is made around it. Then the mold is broken open and the clay is scooped out and the mold is washed out, and then it's seamed back together again, and then something else more permanent is cast inside it. The clay is only used for modelling and then discarded. This head is cast in densite.