"Rebirth". Bronze. 10" diameter, 42 lbs, completed in April 2017
It all started from this older piece...
I discarded a few ideas such as this one....
... before finally coming up with this one
Finished clay work
Cutting the clay into two pieces in order to make the mold
The mold is complete. Four rubber parts and four mother mold parts. The mother mold is holding the rubber mold in place, and is made of hydrocal, which is a kind of plaster.
Brushing the wax in the rubber mold...