The casting of the ‘Maximus’ horse skull with Florence Bigglestone (@floss_art) is now complete, and the piece will soon be displayed within the Grosvenor Museum, Chester – as part of an exhibition drawing inspiration from Roman chariot racing.
Final stage: Once the sculpture has been stained, gold leaf is applied to the raised filligree.
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The casting of the ‘Maximus’ horse skull with Florence Bigglestone (@floss_art) continues, safely and with social distancing…
Part 1: Using dremels, drills, knives and files, fine detailing is added. The surface of the plaster cast skull is worked, filed, and sanded to a fine finish.
Part 2: The filligree molds are prepared, for the filligree designs to be cast onto the plaster skull.
Part 3: Once cast and set, the filligree designs are then worked over, for a fine finish. Soon, the gold leaf will be added.
Stay tuned for the next part of the process, as ‘Maximus’ nears completion…
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The casting of the ‘Maximus’ horse skull with Florence Bigglestone (@floss_art) continues, safely and with social distancing…
Part 1: Molds of Florence’s filligree designs are made in latex, and then reinforced with layers of plaster. Casting begins in plaster on the lower jaw mold.
Part 2: Test casts are taken of Florence’s filligree designs, with gold leaf added.
Part 3: Casting of the full skull continues, and the caps start to be joined together.
Part 4: Once the caps have been joined and cast, de-molding begins. Here, Florence can be seen chipping away the scrim that reinforces the joiner’s dogs.
Stay tuned for the next part of the mold making process!
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Tagged Art, Casting, Chester, Fine Art, Florence Bigglestone, Grosvenor, Horse, Horse Skull, mold making, nick eames, North Wales, Plaster, Roman, Sculpture
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