about a month ago we poured bronze in the foundry and i came away with some great results with a little experiment. when it comes time to cast metal, i don't typically have a piece already in mind going in. rather, i devise little experiments or small pieces that will invariably hang around the studio for months at a time to eventually become part of a larger piece. this time around i was curious as to whether i could cast a piece of lace with any amount of detail. to do this, i used the lost wax casting method, dipped the lace into wax, incased the wax covered lace in an investment mold, burned out the wax and poured bronze into the mold. here is a nice little clip from discovery science channel's "how its made" that shows the ceramic shell casting process, similar to lost wax investment casting.
due to the thin and delicate nature of the wax piece, i wasn't sure how much success i would find. i kept my expectations low hoping to get about 25% of the piece if anything at all. i was pleasantly surprised with the results.
shortly after the pour i hunted down these beautiful laces in anticipation of another bronze pour at the end of april.
i'll keep the second little development brief for the sake being in the early stages of coalescing and my own anxious hang ups. upon reflection of love & its opposite i've begun to think about coal as a material worthy of further exploration and all of the tenuous personal memories and associations attached to the industry. so here is a small, somewhat cryptic, image of one of a several pieces currently indulging in my obsessive wrapping, tying, and knotting tendencies.
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