Mother First Mould part 2
Yay, it worked, here are some shots of the rest of the moulding process
NB the ‘original’ is a sculpture in wax of an 8 week old embryo actual size which i did from ultrasound images
The pewter cast will form the starting point and centre of a new work I’m developing.
Experimenting with new mould making technique
So, I am attempting to make a ‘mother first’ or ‘pour technique’ mould for pewter casting.
I have made a wax sculpture of an 8 week old embryo – life size i.e. 1 1/2 inch long. This is going to be the centre of a sculpture about embryo development.
I want to cast it in Pewter, to then be able to cast a number and try out some different ideas for the sculpture.
I am using RTV101 silicon rubber from Tirantis that will take the heat of the molten pewter. And I’m using a new technique that I learnt at the foundry on my last visit. However, the embryo is a tricky shape with lots of undercuts, so I’m trying to do a mould with a rubber cap – I hope it will work.
Knolling the studio
So, James (my assistant) found this hillarious video by American sculptor Tom Sachs, which is an instruction for any studio assistants he has. Ten Bullets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49p1JVLHUos
I definitely have studio set up envie…
If you don’t want to watch the whole video check this clip (bullet 8) about Knolling – “the process of arranging like objects in parallel or 90 degree angles as a method of organization”
or the definition of knoll:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoll_(verb)
I just love it. So we have been knolling the studio.
(Thanks for this James)
Briony Marshall is a London based sculptor and installation artist. With a background in Biochemistry she is interested in the idea of art practice as research. She fuses an intellectual/conceptual approach with an intuitive, materials inspired process to develop sculptures that investigate the natural world and man’s place in it. In 2012 she completed the Pangolin London Sculpture Residency which culminated in a solo show at Pangolin London in May 2013. She became a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 2008 and has recently been elected a member of its Council. She is head of Professional Development at The Art Academy and was recently named as one of the ‘175 Face of Chemistry’ to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2015 she was shortlisted as one of the five finalist for the First@108 Public Art Award.
