Thursday, March 22, 2007

Do The Greats Do These Bits?

I wonder. Hmmm. The clay mould set hard, then had to be prised apart, then carefully scrubbed clean. It took ages to get the little bits of clay out of every nook and cranny. Then the whole thing needed basting with engine oil - seriously! All of that took 2 sessions - 5 hours; Henry Moore eat your heart out. Apparently he just made everything in polystyrene or found an interesting stone and then told some workmen to replicate. One day, one day ... anyway here is the oiled mould:

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