This blog is for East Central University sculpture students to interact with one another. Students will post images of their classwork and discuss / critique the work on an ongoing basis throughout the semester.
a piece is made in clay. Then a plaster mold is taken from the clay model. Hot wax is cast into the mold. The wax pieces are vented and then dipped in a series of ceramic slurries with sand to create a hard shell. The shelled pieces are then put into a kiln to harden the shell and the melt the wax out. This leaves a hollow ceramic shell. Molten bronze is then poured into the shell. Finally, the shell is removed to reveal the bronze sculpture.
How is this done?
ReplyDeleteWhat inspired him to make the mice? I really like them.
ReplyDeletelost-wax bronze casting.
ReplyDeletea piece is made in clay. Then a plaster mold is taken from the clay model. Hot wax is cast into the mold. The wax pieces are vented and then dipped in a series of ceramic slurries with sand to create a hard shell. The shelled pieces are then put into a kiln to harden the shell and the melt the wax out. This leaves a hollow ceramic shell. Molten bronze is then poured into the shell. Finally, the shell is removed to reveal the bronze sculpture.
and I don't know why the mice are used as a motif. That will be a good question when you ask him in November
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