I’m bending the rules again today for another two day project: slipcast Christmas ornaments, made from a three-part plaster mold. I’m hoping to make ornaments en masse in preparation for the holidays, so this was a practice run for more serious casting. Below are some photos of the mold-making process with my instructor and collaborator Bill Jamison.
- Inspiration from Geoff C.
- Setting up for the first half of the mold
- Sifting plaster
- Initial mix
- Final hand mix
- Leftovers after the pour
- Two part mold awaiting its “spare” – the last piece!
- Cleaning up the finished mold