We're Learning! (Bronze Casting No. 6)
Our most recent session was the culmination of the whole process involved in casting a new object: new rubber silicon molds, wax patterns, plaster molds, wax burnout, bronze melting and finally, casting. And we have the wonderful feeling that we're learning. We wanted to cast a new pinecone and some acorns, too, and also a small medallion with the symbol of the School on it. These were the objects for which we needed entirely new rubber molds. The medallion was a real challenge because the engraving is very low-relief - we weren't at all sure if we could capture it first in rubber, then in wax, then in plaster, and finally in bronze. We made up our molds - medallion, pinecone, acorns, and a new salamander, too, because we had some extra material. And then we cast them using our newly made wax . We put two acorns together to improve our casting odds - maybe at least one would turn out. (image is there, but barely visible in wax) Next we made up the plaster molds, mixing sand and...
