This is how my sculpture from the Lara summer sculpture course turned out after casting:
It’s been cast into plaster with a stainless steel armature from a silicone mould. The casting was done by Martin Adamson of The Sculpture Studio who outlined the process to me.
Pre-casting Reconstruction
It was a shock to discover just how much remediation work my clay model needed before it could be cast, mostly fixing the cracks and separated limbs that were a result of it being transported. Thankfully Valentina my sculpture teacher at LARA, had warned me to expect this – otherwise I would have been totally despondant. It was tricky to reconstruct some areas without refering to a model and I was desparately wishing I’d taken one of my anatomy books with me.
For Future Reference
It was amazing just how many more errors I saw as soon as it was finished and cast but I’m very pleased with how it turned out. I have plans to use it as a reference for future projects so I think it has been very worthwhile despite the initial outlay.
“A sculpture is born in clay, dies in plaster, and is ressurected in marble.”
As I waited to collect this piece, wondering how it would turn out I came accross this quote:
“A sculpture is born in clay, dies in plaster, and is ressurected in marble.”
Antonio Canova
Nice and that was a brave undertaking!
Hi Susan,
Yes, it rather suprised me, especially as the original sculpt is destroyed in the process!