Crossed Fingers and Lumpy Lingams (Al Casting Session No. 5)
In this round of mold-making and casting (09 Feb 2020), we were supposed to learn from our previous mistakes and remember to: i) add sand to the plaster mix, in a ratio of around 1:3 or 1:4 (the sand from my daughter's sandbox was wet so it was hard to tell) ii) make molds with large pouring basins and vents iii) burn out the wax from the molds longer and hotter molds cooking away in toaster oven a good amount of wax was recouped after first burnout for a few hours at 200° C And if we remembered to do all this, it was all gonna work great. Well, it was yet again another wonderful example of " the best laid schemes ", or of how processes really work. Or in other words, what happens when you chat too much and don't pay attention. Look at this ugly mold! If the Crafts as taught by Silo are aimed at helping one to develop an internal attitude of permanence, of care with the work, and of proportion , I'd say we blew it with Car