Showing posts with label plaster moulds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plaster moulds. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 April 2012

mould making, again

After failing with the first experiment with the Lego blocks, I decided to have another go and see if I have learnt from my mistakes.
  • watch out for leaks 
  • apply Vaseline to all areas - liberally!
This time I used an ice-cream box and the empty plaster tub. Using the wet clay made a real difference too, much easier to work with.

after the plaster and clay were released from the tub, the hand fits perfectly back into the hole

Whilst I was waiting for the plaster to go off, I had a play with the left over clay, and made this:

Magical lady cat
 She is full of wisdom, very lucky and fertile!