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Tag Archives: mould making
Nearly done.
Or, nearly done in. Difficult to say which. I think I’ve been standing in the kitchen for a week, my fingernails have been bent backwards and filled with bits of plaster so often, my hands would like to run away. … Continue reading
Horses for courses.
Having finished the sculpting and modelling I found I have twenty one new things for the one hundredth Miniatura. That’s a lot for any show As each item has between one and six two-part moulds to produce the porcelain shape, … Continue reading
Sculpting and mould making with Paperclay. 4.
Do not wait too long to rescue your sculpture from the mould. Ten minutes would be perfect. Gently work round with your fingers freeing the base, which you can see, from the embrace of the blue silicone. Sometimes, if your … Continue reading
Mouldy
For the last week I have been very mouldy. I’d better qualify that. I have not been mouldy like the bathroom (though to be fair, if I have gone a bit off in nooks and crannies I’ve been so busy … Continue reading
Dagged.
When the web manager was four years old he was given a plastic retractable trick dagger. He went round poking things with the blade vanishing into the handle and every time he poked something he said ‘Dag’. It’s obvious when … Continue reading