Comments on: Molding May

By: Smooth-on Trowelable Plasti-Paste | Cynthia

Smooth-on Trowelable Plasti-Paste | Cynthia — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:38:55 +0000

[...] ran this trial on a new Vignette piece, May, which is about the same size as an earlier PdV, Trevor. Trevor’s got a plaster mother mold [...]

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:56:31 +0000

Hey, guys, and thanks for all the nice comments! Been building websites and fixing the kiln for the last week or so, so May’s been sitting there under all that goop, drying out. Hopefully I’ll get to finish off the mold and see what I’ve got today. (And it’s time to get Lily (from the slideshow) under the goop, too…)

Lyn, as I understand it there’s sulfur in most if not all water-based (earthen) clays, so it’s not just the Hanjiki. It’s easily solved with the lacquer treatment, so I don’t worry about it much. The folks who do large-scale scupture (i.e., great big bronze statues) DO worry about it, though–the oil-based clay they generally use for modeling comes in sulfur and non-sulfur varieties, and most pay the extra bucks for the latter.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:27:03 +0000

Great demo! Now I’m more interestee in casting! Is there sulfer in all porcelain or specific to Hanjiki porcelain,? Just amazing all the directions to go with glass!

By: Linda Steider

Linda Steider — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:53:43 +0000

Cynthia, I look forward to seeing May all ‘glassed up’, after reading about her in your earlier post. Not only are you a good glassist, a talented writer as well. Your words flow & stimulate wonderful imagery.

Linda

By: Kathleen Krucoff

Kathleen Krucoff — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:41:33 +0000

Just an amazing process. I so admire what you do. Thanks for the details and taking us through the steps. Here’s hoping it all turns out well, as you hope. LOTS of time and effort there.

By: James Simmons

James Simmons — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:45:22 +0000

WOW, Way ti go!!!!!!