Final piece + Making the ceramic shell

The larger version beside the smaller version. It has received a much-needed makeover since then

The piece is basically finished now and ready for a gating system

Another angle of the cow

On the final ceramics dip after reinforcing mold with fiberglass strips

Holding the cow over the slurry, getting ready for another dip

In we go

The 9th dip is finished, and the cow is left to dry around a party of fans. The next step is to burn out the wax from the mold, so hopefully next week I'll have some photos of that happening. It should be really exciting. Until then, enjoy photos of the cow drying on a shelf.

Dipped!

My cow along with a few other projects of fellow classmates

Drying

Almost...

So that's all for now folks, but be sure to tune in next time for a few more photos of the completely dry mold as well as the firing stage!

My first bronze sculpture

Hello. I will be using this blog to document my works for you to look at as well as to stay up to date on any project I may be working on.

A few weeks ago, I started working on one of my favorite sculptures to date (that being said, I only started Sculpture this semester, so it's one of the few sculptures I have actually created). I wanted to make something that I could enjoy forever, something I could be emotionally attached to. I chose to sculpt a cow. It is about 1:30 scale. Here are some progress photos.

Sadly I didn't have my camera handy for the entire process so I had to take photos with my webcam. Here are a few more with the legs on their way to completion.

That poor cows legs had to be removed and resculpted

On their way

Me in my studio aka my bedroom

There are still a few more photos I have yet to move to my computer. They will be posted later tonight.

Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera handy to take photos of my gating system. It may have been fairly simple but it was still very interesting to look at. I will be taking some photos of my ceramic shell today, so stay alert for updates. Thank you for looking.