With the mold making complete, it's finally time to move on to wax casting! With the mold empty of clay and fully assembled, hot wax gets poured in.
The big wax melting pot.
The first cast of the left arm. The holes are indications of where the mold is so thin, the wax cools before it fills the entire thing. She's also missing some fingers for the same reason.
Kind of pretty in a macabre kind of way.
The other arm came out a little more solid.
Any news on the casting? Interesting blog, and a similar long process
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This last Fall '13 semester I had to take an oil painting class which was extremely challenging for me and took so much time I didn't get to work on Florence at all. She has been fully cast in wax, but I lost the photos when I lost my camera.
DeleteExpect more updates in February when I return to school for my last Spring semester and have access to the facilities again.
Thanks for sharing the link, I'll start following the blog.