Clay casting

In between all the usual lock down stuff like gardening, housework and competitive backgammon with the hubs I have discovered a new obsession - casting plants in plaster! Sitting here on my desk are my first attempts - it's been a steep learning curve but hopefully I've learned from most of the numerous mistakes I made! I'll start with my favourite (and most successful so far!) The brambles are from my front garden and I think they look quite beautiful here although in the garden they…

Today we explain how the slip casting of ceramics works. If you are interested in ceramics production, come and learn with us.

Kenny Sing on Instagram: "Here’s how I create rubber mother molds for ceramic slip casting plaster mold parts. In this case I’m using a 3d printed master mold, but the master mold can be made out of anything, commonly plaster. This rubber mold can then be used over and over again to produce the many plaster mold parts I’ll need for slip casting production. This process pulls from the generously documented and shared mold making methods of @hammerlyceramics and @vantiki. #moldmaking…

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Nadine Suzanne on Instagram: "Sand casting a heart shaped pendant with cast in place natural sapphires and lab brown rubies for Valentine’s Day. This pendant is available for purchase still. #supportlocaltownsville #sandcasting #heart #valentinesday #valentinesdaygift #loveheart #heartjewelry #jewellery #sandcast #castnotset #castinplace #sapphire #ruby #love"

Kenny Sing on Instagram: "From 3d print 👉🏼 silicone mold 👉🏼 plaster mold 👉🏼 ceramic ornament. The upfront work and cost of this process allows me to create as many plaster replicas of my original 3d printer mold. Even if I only needed one mold, printed resin cannot be used for ceramic slip casting because it’s not an absorbent material, which is required to absorb water out of liquid clay to deposit a hard clay shell. Stay tuned to see how I use this mold to produce the first of the…

Katy Eccles - Botanical Casting Artist on Instagram: "I tempted you yesterday with a little plaster pour moment from making my latest Urn cast - featuring snowdrops and hellebores. I am really enjoying developing this classically inspired collection which I’ll be launching later in the year #preservedflower #classical #artistsoninstagram #artinspo #plasterart #craftinspo #springflowers"

slip casting - history and process

Katy Eccles - Botanical Casting Artist on Instagram: "The first look….one of the aspects I love the most about my work, and maybe find stressful in equal measure, is the moment you peel back the clay to reveal how a carefully crafted botanical impression looks in the hardened plaster. Sometimes it’s better than you ever imagine and sometimes it’s just not quite what you hoped for….either way it’s all part of the process #create #creativeprocess #art #imprintcasts #reveal…