Mould Making and Studio Life

The fall is usually the busiest part of my year. It's rarely steady with noticeable swings in activity. This has been my experience over many years. It can be at times a challenge to organize the studio schedule in order to meet the various deadlines. The concept of working on one project at a time is largely a fantasy.  It would be nice but that's not how things work.
In the meantime, I wanted to show some of the other projects that are being worked on in the studio at this time.

Image copyright  Art  Di Lella

Image copyright  Art  Di Lella

 What you're seeing in the above photo is silicone rubber being applied to the sculpture. Usually five to six applications are made in order to have sufficient thickness.  Although these are only detail shots, this sculpture is almost 3 metres tall or around 9 feet. Because of its large size,the mould will be made in sections to accommodate the casting in wax. The sculptor is Al. Green.

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I'm still working on the shoulders of YW and making some progress. I should be done sometime next week.

Image copyright  Art  Di Lella

This is a detail  of a large silicone mould I made in 2009.  I've  been commissioned to do a wax replica from that mould for the purpose of bronze casting. The artist is Abraham Anghik Rueben.

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Remember #5 , I 'm still working on him as well. This model requires a reworking in spots but I feel confident this piece is coming to a conclusion soon as well.
My working day often is spread around different tasks which are done according to priority and how much can be done in a single day.  For the most part things go pretty smoothly . I just wanted to show a glimpse of some of the different projects that are being worked on simultaneously in my studio.
Next week I'm hoping to have updates on BB,YW and revealing what all that concrete was about.
Talk to all next week, have a great weekend.