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Fishing Season ... Casting in Plaster

6/10/2017

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   It's been a busy season so far at the Galleries. I sold the plaster fish relief "Still Waters" and decided that it was time to break out the plaster and do some more casting. The framed fish reliefs have been well received at all three galleries -  Saltwater Artists, River Arts, and the Boothbay Region Art Foundation, and it is always nice to have something ready ahead of time for the Brunswick10x10 show in the Fall.
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1st design clay impression
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1st impression framed In
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cast & cleaned
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painted
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2nd design impression framed
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cast & cleaned
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painted
    I utilized the same process that I have detailed in earlier blog postings (8-8-16 and 8-26-16). After impressing my design into a half inch thick slab of clay, I enclose the clay slab in a wooden frame and pour in a half inch thick layer of casting plaster. Once the plaster sets, the frame is removed and the plaster casting is separated from the clay. After cleaning off the clay residue with water and a toothbrush, I dry the casting in the oven. The final step before framing is to paint the piece with Golden's Graphite Gray acrylic paint. 
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Interloper
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Two Schools of Thought
 
    When coming up with designs for the fish reliefs, I try to create a composition that suggests some sort of interaction between the fish "characters". As with most of my work, I am trying to freeze a moment in time that suggests a story. The size of the reliefs (about 6 1/4" x 6 1/4') and the limited cast of characters (the 2 different original wooden fish carvings that I use  to make the impressions) 
somewhat limits the number of potential compositions that I can create, so it may be time to grab some wood and my chisels, and some carve out some additional cast members. Stay tuned!
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    Cynthia Smith, Maine artist, originally from Connecticut. Taught art at secondary level for 35 years, retired in 2004. Sculpts in bronze, wood, stone, clay & plaster. Her work can be seen at several mid-coast Maine galleries and shows.

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