Making positive forms and consequently moulds and cast pieces is a process that needs a certain degree of perfection. Looking around at the moulds in the studio, they themselves are almost works of art, perfectly even cut lines and smooth perfectly even surfaces. Unfortunately, despite much effort my moulds are not so beautiful and when I took out the positive forms, there were bubbles inside the big one. This was obviously due to my plaster having lumps or my not pouring the plaster around the form properly. I think I need to remember though that this is my first experience in this process and that the learning is what is most important here. One of my lid moulds too was far less than perfect due to the fact that my sharing line was in the wrong place. These are all things I can learn from though and improve on in the future.
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| My imperfect mould. |
My first casts turned out really well though despite everything and with a little care and attention, they cleaned up very nicely.
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