From the monthly archives: May 2009
Helen did a four hour workshop on PMC at our guild weekend recently. I’ve done a very little PMC (I’ll have to see if I ever posted the couple pieces I made) but not much and this was really helpful.
The manatee was from one of my own molds. I used rubber stamps to make [...]
So, this is what it’s supposed to look like As you can see it worked this time. I measured parts A and B of the resin, poured them into a separate container (one with a round flat bottom) and made sure they were thoroughly mixed before adding the bronze powder. I also used quite a [...]
I was going to cast this in Hydroshrink first (more about that later on when I get some more ordered) but when I went to open the container, it had solidified. So… on to Plan B which I was going to do anyway – Cold Cast Bronze.
Cold cast bronze is a casting using real [...]
I wanted to try a mold of this relief. It was a little large for a push mold so I used two part liquid silicone. I put the relief in the bottom of a disposable aluminum pan and sealed it to the bottom using some plasticine type clay I had to minimize [...]
I finally finished this! I started it last year but hadn’t gotten around to the finishing touches until recently. This is a relief that I sculpted using a 6″ ceramic tile for a base. I took the clay off the tile after baking and I’ll probably glue a hanger on the back and make it [...]
A couple people noticed my matrix board at our recent clay weekend so I figured I’d mention it here. If you don’t know about having your own stamps made at Ready Stamps, you should check it out.
You pick or create your own black and white artwork, send it in, and get back a [...]
Just in case you drop in to this blog every now and then and were wondering…
And the good thing is that I’m starting to feel alive again. I’ve been tied up with excessive hours at work so long (since November) that I’d forgotten what it felt like.
When you’ve putting in that many [...]
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