A very deep breath....
....was needed today before I encased my original sculpture "Lil Pumpkin" in silicone. I made sure to pour the portions properly and mix well. I tried not to get too many bubbles in the mold, although that won't matter as I only need to obtain 3 decent castings from this one silicone mold.
Two resin castings a silicone one are needed. I will send one resin casting to Mountain View Studios for proper casting and one I'll keep just in case the first gets lost in the mail. I have found that the moment you don't cover your butt is the moment you should have! The silicone version will then be molded in plaster for porcelain production.
Most of the ceramic artists use earthenware for casting. I have used both earthenware and porcelain and I greatly prefer porcelain. I get the feeling it prefers me too. I have learned it's odd characteristics and I feel more comfortable with it. Even on the pottery wheel my preference all around is porcelain. It's clean, easy to pull and trim and always makes a far superior product in the end. Even the glazes look better on porcelain.
In any case, any "ceramic" adventure is a wonderful opportunity to learn and I anticipate many new learning curves. This portion of Lil Pumpkin's production has honestly been my personal "fire" which has helped me finish her and get her to this point.
BTW, information about this resin release and future artist copies will be made on my Studio Danza News group. If you haven't joined please do.
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