Gorgeous for Ever II
Having no more access to the foundry where I used to cast my bronzes because of COVID-19, I started to experiment with cement. Here is how I cast in cement my 6’ tall piece untitled “Gorgeous for Ever”.
I used a small crane to hold the mold vertical. Full of cement it weights close to 150 lbs.
I made this small jig to hold in place the rebar and three coupling nuts which will be imbedded in the cement, so that I can bolt the sculpture on a base.
Removing the mold. Not perfect!… missing the neck!….Glad I had a rebar to hold the head!… I re-created the neck by hand.
Standing on its base. Many defects on the surface. I need to improve my cement mix…
The finished piece with acid stain.