Demolding ‘The Son’ in my sculpture garden.
Category Archives: Trilogy
Trilogy: Demolding the Third Element
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Trilogy: The Third Element
Construction of the Third Element, ‘The Son,’ underway in my sculpture garden.
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‘The Mother’ – Chipping out…
‘The Mother’ is now being chipped out from the plaster caps: These photographs show stages of the process, and ‘The Mother’ beside ‘The Father.’
Together, these figures form two from the upcoming piece, ‘Trilogy.’
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‘The Mother’ – Cast in situ…
‘The Mother’ is now being cast beside ‘The Father’ in situ, within the heart of a beautiful protected woodland.
Together, these figures form two of the upcoming piece, ‘Trilogy.’
‘The Mother’ – Progress
This is the second element of the sculpture in the woods, built in deadfall and modelled in rough clay; both locally sourced.
A slideshow of the sculpture, under construction & prior to moulding, can be seen below:
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The sculpture grows in the woods…
The final phase of casting the sculpture, which is covered in the segments of moulds.
Viewing the work
Iliff considers the form of his commission, created out of the core of a great tree.
Work progresses on a commission…
Studio sketch of the commissioned work as it could look when complete
Here is a sketch of a commissioned work. The initial maquettes have been shown previously. Click on the images below to view in full scale!
The full sized maquette of the tall piece in the group. From this a mould is taken
Nick at work shaping the maquette with clay prior to adding the casting for the mould. The first section of the mould can be seen at the bottom of the picture.
The casting process begins:
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Tagged Cilcain, Maquettes, Mould, North Wales
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