John Rodgers on wed 23 jul 08
Good Clayfolk,
I have been asked by a family to first mold, then cast in porcelain - a
very old Grandfather's hands. I have sculpted hands, with great
success, but in spite of all the mold making I have done, I have never
done real hands. This is a first.
If any of you have any experience with this I would appreciate any tips,
suggestions, references or what have you about how best to go about
molding these wonderful old hands.
Thanks,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
Jeanette Harris on thu 24 jul 08
Hi, John,
My first thought was to learn how to make a mold with liquid latex.
You want to capture all the texture of skin in detail, so I'd think
that's the way to go. It's painted on and is a very flexible material
that I think can be peeled away in one piece.
I have to admit, I don't know a whole lot about the process, but it
seems to me to be the answer. You might have to check to see if he is
allergic to latex. Some people are. I'm sure there are resources out
there that tell you how to test for that (a small patch on the skin
for 24 hours would seem reasonable) and what the process entails.
Good luck. Please post your process and results whatever you do!
Cheers,
Jeanette
>Good Clayfolk,
>
>I have been asked by a family to first mold, then cast in porcelain - a
>very old Grandfather's hands. I have sculpted hands, with great
>success, but in spite of all the mold making I have done, I have never
>done real hands. This is a first.
>
>If any of you have any experience with this I would appreciate any tips,
>suggestions, references or what have you about how best to go about
>molding these wonderful old hands.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Rodgers
>Chelsea, AL
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Jeanette Harris
Washingzona
L. P. Skeen on thu 24 jul 08
John,
I was just reading about shoe-making on the 'net this week, and the site =
I read most, the shoemaker makes a plaster cast of your feet so he has =
an exact last to work from. He uses plaster impregnated socks. Go here =
to see his website and send in the contact form; maybe he can tell you! =
http://www.healthyhandmadeshoes.com/index.htm
L
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From: John Rodgers=20
I have been asked by a family to first mold, then cast in porcelain - =
a
very old Grandfather's hands. I have sculpted hands, with great
success, but in spite of all the mold making I have done, I have never
done real hands. This is a first.
If any of you have any experience with this I would appreciate any =
tips,
suggestions, references or what have you about how best to go about
molding these wonderful old hands.
Terrance(Terry)&FrancineLazaroff on thu 24 jul 08
go to this web site:
http://artmonkey90.deviantart.com/art/Hand-Casting-87840575
It is dedicated to casting hands.
Be sure to visit Terry's website and see his new work along with his recipe
collection.
http://clayart.ca/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeanette Harris"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: First time HANDS molding project
> Hi, John,
>
> My first thought was to learn how to make a mold with liquid latex.
> You want to capture all the texture of skin in detail, so I'd think
> that's the way to go. It's painted on and is a very flexible material
> that I think can be peeled away in one piece.
>
> I have to admit, I don't know a whole lot about the process, but it
> seems to me to be the answer. You might have to check to see if he is
> allergic to latex. Some people are. I'm sure there are resources out
> there that tell you how to test for that (a small patch on the skin
> for 24 hours would seem reasonable) and what the process entails.
>
> Good luck. Please post your process and results whatever you do!
>
> Cheers,
> Jeanette
>
>>Good Clayfolk,
>>
>>I have been asked by a family to first mold, then cast in porcelain - a
>>very old Grandfather's hands. I have sculpted hands, with great
>>success, but in spite of all the mold making I have done, I have never
>>done real hands. This is a first.
>>
>>If any of you have any experience with this I would appreciate any tips,
>>suggestions, references or what have you about how best to go about
>>molding these wonderful old hands.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>John Rodgers
>>Chelsea, AL
>
>
> --
> http://jeanetteharrisblog.blogspot.com/
>
> http://www.washingtonpotters.org/members/Jeanette_Harris/wpa_jeanette_harris.htm
>
> http://www.sa-clayartists.org Click on Members, then H
>
> Jeanette Harris
> Washingzona
Kathy Forer on fri 25 jul 08
On Jul 23, 2008, at 10:06 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
> If any of you have any experience with this I would appreciate any
> tips,
> suggestions, references or what have you about how best to go about
> molding these wonderful old hands.
There are some videos at YouTube which might be helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mold+hand&search_type=&aq=f
Most use Smooth-on's branded alginate. Alginate is the way to go.
Basically seaweed. It's a one-off waste mold, but you can go from
there. Also see http://www.artmolds.com/category26.cfm
Kathy Forer
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