Monday, July 09, 2007

"On A Roll"

Cast crystal. 12" X 3 3/4".
This new series explores the relationships we have with the people who move through our lives.






Casting with glass and leaded crystal
















The model for "ON A Roll" was fabricated from 15 pound sign foam. The sign foam was turned on a lathe, sanded and sealed with shalack. The first mold was a plaster, silica mix. This presented a problem, the rigid sign foam material was difficult to remove from the finished mold. After about 30 minutes of pulling, tugging and wiggling, I succeded in releasing the model from the mold without damaging either.

However, it was obvious I needed to re-think the model material. Something flexible was needed. So, I put a 1/4" clay blanket over the original model and built a plaster case over that, this left me with a 1/4" space to pour rubber over the original model. When the plaster case was dry, I removed the clay and set the plaster case over the original model. Through a hole I created in the plaster case, I poured the silicone rubber. This gave me a thin rubber mold in which I would pour a liquid rubber. The end result was a strong, yet flexible model.

Below is the finished rubber model and a mold made from R&R Glass Cast 910.





"Around The Way"
Cast glass
9" X 11" X 1.75"





"Pod"
Cast crystal, cast glass.
9" X 3.5" X 3.75".
The "On A Roll" Series



Sunday, July 08, 2007

 
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