Fireworks Ceramics Studio

Just nipped in with a couple hundred Christmas decorations for firing in the kilns here, very friendly only a few minutes from the Glasgow School of Art. Should get these back by the end of the week ready for painting!

Bespoke Christmas Decorations

A quick break from figurative sculpture, I thought it would be really enjoyable to come out with my own range of Bespoke Christmas Decorations this year. I'm planning to make several different designs out of stoneware clay and have them fired and glazed or hand painted. these will be on sale within the next 3 weeks for £5 each. An ideal small gift for family or friends. Absolutely loving making these, it's really fun!

Torso Casting Day 5

This was the final day of the casting process. The keyed edge of the first half of the plaster jacket was coated liberally with clay slip and the final plaster jacket was added, embedded with hessian scrim. After leaving for 2hrs I used a hammer and chisel to carefully separate the halves of the mould and remove the original clay torso. Using a rasp I filed down any rough or protruding edges. The mould is now ready to reproduce plaster or jesmonite casts!

Torso Casting Day 4

I placed the whole sculpture on its side and using a teaspoon and scooped out register keys on the first half of the plaster jacket. Then built up a clay wall angled inward and mixed 300mls of silicone & 10% reacting agent, applying as before.

Torso Casting Day 3

After the final layer of silicone set I built up a further clay wall approx 1 inch on the existing wall, not perforated this time. Also an edger of about 1cm around the whole thing to act as a lip when applying the plaster jacket. Plaster was then mixed and applied in several coats and embedded with strips of hessian for strength, forming the first half of the plaster jacket.

Torso Casting Day 2

Applied a further coating of approx 300 mls silicone and a further 10% reacting agent. This was liberally applied, making sure to strengthen any shallow areas. I used a bush in liquid soap to smooth over the final surface in preparation for the plaster jacket.
In the background is a small replacement angel mould using the same method. The previous mould was exhausted last year.

Torso Casting Day 1

Today I stated the casting process of the torso at the Glasgow School of Art. Building up a series of clay walls perforated with key registers and dovetail joints at the base. This is the first step before applying the primary coating of silicone to this half of the sculpture.

Torso

started work on this female torso about a week ago, recently returned to it I am determined to get it finished and cast soon. I really like how it's turning out!

GSA library sale

12 books for a pound yo! Awesome research material here 15th & 16th century Italian sculpture also Czech sculpture 1800 - 1938

As A Man Thinketh

composer, sculptor, painter, poet, sage, these are the makers of the afterworld, the architects of heaven.

New Business Cards!

Picked up a couple hundred this morning. Great quality, Shoutout to MOO printing. Fresh!!

John Logie Baird

Portrait in Bas relief style of the engineer & inventor (1888 - 1946) in progress.

Drawing

Quick portraits in blue sketcher and outlined in pencil. Working on improving my drawing skills this year!