Bodged forge..Make your own tools!

Shellac production

The Living Stone by John Feeney, National Film Board of Canada

Leo Mol in Light and Shadow by Elise Swerhone, National Film Board of Canada

Ilse's African carving

Metal luster Glaze

I was asked about finishing sculptures to look like gold!

Well there are several  ways..Gold powders can be mixed in a medium such as shellac and applied, in the case of this sculpture by Maria a gold lustre glaze has been used..Quite striking!!
You could also apply gold leaf (gilding)..or spray gold. Cast bronze may be polished to a golden patina also.

Direct cement pics

Several of my students have recently expressed an interest in working direct  in cement fondu.
No need for moulds, quick easy and light! I will post picture of more works in progress soon!

A few more pictures at this link
http://picasaweb.google.com/pbadgermw/DirCem#

elisabeth von duecker

frauenfreiluftgallerie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOA2ZPU5Cb4

Sean Henry

http://www.seanhenry.com/news.php

Setting up a bust peg link

LINK

Joanna Sperrynjones

http://joannasperrynjones.carbonmade.com/

Robert Aberdein

http://www.robertaberdein.co.uk/

The newly weds

Bronze cat sculpture...

Well actually it's Terracotta...

Maurice has two blogs

http://mauricelessof.blogspot.co.uk/

http://mauriceless.blogspot.co.uk/

Ilse's latest work

 Eqanimity

Ilse's  Blog

http://ilsesculpture.blogspot.co.uk/

The shock of the now...

The Shock of the New

Recently repeated again on BBC
for those that missed it..

The other episodes are also available on YouTube.

And by way of contrast..

The Power of Art - Bernini 

Why Beauty Matters 

Quentin, I saw this and thought of you!

Sculpted by Kathleen Scott

Castle Fine art Foundry Free Wax

Castle fine art have a great free wax offer..get your wax cast for £95.

Its a great opportunity to try lost wax Bronze casting. However as of today their web site seems to be down..too much demand perhaps.
Still worth trying while the offer lasts!  Here's their link.         www.­bronzefoundry.­co.­uk

Here is Suzie's sea horse

http://vimeo.com/44791089

Muarice's past works

Alberto Giacometti talking about his work

Maurices sculpture in Ash

http://pbadgermw.blogspot.co.uk/2006/05/maurice-lessof-accepted-by-va-inspired.html

This link will take you to a long ago post showing Maurices sculpture using the Ash that I have just supplied to MW this term. A great wood for carving, if a little hard!

Liz has a new blog

http://lizcewood.blogspot.co.uk/

Rosemary Barnet

http://www.rosemarybarnett.co.uk/

John's new blog

http://yeudalljohn.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.antoinette-auvermann.com/

http://www.antoinette-auvermann.com/

For Alex!

http://katsuyoaoki.s1.bindsite.jp/Works.html

open studio 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

open studio 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabaster Abstract