the story so far
well i decided to leave it a little longer to post as i will be moving into a new studio tomorow and plan to update weekly with what ive been doing. so heres a brief summary of what ive been working on for the last month. the first thing ive made is an effort to better understand casting methods and materials, for this, i enlarged a small sketched and used this as the design.. i welded an armature to give a stable base and then went about sculpting in clay. i then made a wall from sheet steel and made a mould from the piece using gelflex, this mould was then filled with various consistencies and colours of jesmonite in order for me to better understand and plan future work. i have learnt an immense amount from this experience, and i now feel totally comfortable designing and making some more complex works. next up is a similarly self progressive work in steel based again on a sketch this time working on expanding my skills with welding and forgework. although slow and somewhat strenuou...