Module 3 Sculptural Ceramics . Casting with Brendon Adams. July 2021. Focus on animals and casting.

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Preparation of a 3 piece slip mould of a cow and a 2 piece mould of a miniature Bull.

  • Legs cut off to make mould but will be organised into moulds as well.
Brendon drawing the angle of clay needed with preparing the 3 part mould.
Completing 3 part and 2 part moulds and sprig cow legs.
  • Soft toy shape and stuffed with tissue.
  • Dog
  • Pig
  • Sheep
  • Calf
  • Lamb
  • Horse
  • Animal group with soft toy shape
Modelling clay used to make animals and a soft toy animal to experiment with ideas.

Contemplating idea of making a Noah’s Ark referencing Rick Rudd’s work. I may see if I can mould the animal shapes made and cast 2 for the ark project. I will use my seed pod mould to make the Ark and construct out of paper clay a floor and roof.

Paper clay drying to roll and use in seed pod mould and to make a structure in the ark.
  • A male and female dog with opposite ears missing on a plint glazed in a sawdust firing.
  • Bisque fired Ark
  • A horse shape bisque fired in a sawdust kiln
  • Cast miniature bull and cow legs
Ark with preferred animals . Cow and calf on plinth with Bull below.
The good brick mould.
Animal moulds using minature plastic animals to complete project.
A good brick mould attempted at home. Difficult opening up cast to remove brick. I was aware it is important to seal porous objects but having checked the brick with plaster on one side and detergent I decided to do this . It is likely that dishwashing detergent is not as good as liquid soap from ccg. I will use the mould to help shape clay.
2 cows from slip mould and a horse shaped by hand standing on forms of shaped slip clay.
Slab bricks made at home to make up for the good brick mould not releasing.
Minature farm animals

Oxides used to colour animals.

A fine line.

Cows burp and fart, adding to climate changes, a cull is a must. (Haiku)

Cows walk a fine line, which can be devastating, towards climate change. Syllables of 5, 7, 5 of Haiku to correspond with 5 clods of earth (a fine line), 7 cows on line and 5 white cows ? Legs depicting “dead cows”. ( it is still evolving). A clod of earth showing other farm animals and the white cow being the main methane producer sitting resigned to the possible outcome.
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