The lovely Joseph Ford came to my studio to pose for my new series of male torso sculptures.
I use plaster bandages, mod-roc. And warm water to stop Jo from hitting the roof.
Some people swear by Alginate, but I feel it flattens out the body contours, especially if you are working big. It is great for hands or faces…
Almost there…But as you can see, it is a pretty messy job.
Once I have covered the entire area with plaster bandages, I try to re-enforce the cast with ordinary plaster of Paris. But, before the plaster had time to cure properly, the entire cast started to slide off Jo’s body. I guess perhaps we used too much baby oil.
But luckily, the cast held without cracking.
The pictures are taken by Matt from Shimuzu photography.
I use body casting to create molds from which I make my ceramic torsos.
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Your back is behaving? So happy to see you making torsos again, Anna!
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Thank you, Lynda. Yes, so far so good…! Thank you for dropping by.
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I always have fun when I come by your place. 🙂
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Anna, thank you for sharing your creative process. It’s so great to see how you create your art. It inspires me to see the process at work.
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