It was out with the silicone again this week to make a new mould based on drawings of the
Jaume Plensa exhibit at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I also made new moulds from a couple of bangles and got started on pieces for both the
Yorkshire Sculpture Park and
Designers Eclectic at Manchester Craft & Design Centre.
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| Masters fixed in place within plastic boxes |
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| My able assistant, (my son Freddy), mixing the silicone and the catalyst together. |
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| In goes the silicone and wait 24 hours for this to cure... |
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...leaving plenty of time to now walk Bonny, who was completely
underwhelmed with this whole process. |
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24 hours later, Freddy was given the task of choosing a painting on which to base the colours.
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He selected a painting by Edouard Vuillard, and all the colours mixed to make the bangles
were inspired by the painting on the front cover of the book.
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This is where my training as a textile designer comes in very handy, using the pastes
to make resin colours in a similar way one would as if they were paints. |
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| The aftermath. |
Hopefully we'll get some decent weather next week, so that I can get outside and sand and polish all of the above.
