Thursday, January 19, 2012

Paper to Clay, to Plaster to Wax, and Plaster Again



Snowpacolypse has hit! I've been stuck indoors these past few days because Seattle can't handle a few inches of snow, but the good news is it has allowed me great progress on the Flower and Garden Show project.
So far what I have accomplished is the finished drawings for eight 1ft squared panels to go in the garden, I've sculpted four of them in clay and taken plaster casts of those four, and I've then taken waxes from three of those plaster molds, from which I have made three plaster/silica molds that are ready for the kiln! Glass arrived just before the storm, and a good friend is loaning her kiln, so all I have to do now is figure out what firing schedule to use and how to pack the pate de verre.
Wish me luck.

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