Little Bitty Turtle

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Final Design

This is still greenware. Now I will have to make 11 more before I fire to bisque. Very time taking but I love it. 

Clamps

These are 2 clamps I'm using to hold the mold together. Do they look familiar ? They work like a charm. 

Greenware Sculpture

This design seems to work best & I have a place by the tail to hold a Place Card.
 

Finished Mold

Mold , assembled. 

Finished Mold for the base

This is a 3 piece mold unassembled. 

Mold

Plaster is poured for the first half. I will wait a day before I shellac the face of the second mating piece. Then repeat the process. 

Mold

Then I make a box to hold the plaster that I will pour into it. 

Mold

First I dived the model, 

Mold

This will be a 3 piece mold & this will be the center piece. Art Plaster is used. 

Mold

Starting to divide the model to make a mold. 

Dolphins New Design

I decided to do away with the head & tail bit. So we will have two of them crossing each other, for now, unless I change again. May have to change the base . Hope to make a mold soon. 

Sculpt-Model

Well it's getting a little better. I figure a place card may hang off the Dolphins nose. The tail on the left side needs to be a little longer. What I'm trying to accomplish is one coming out of the water, one completely out of the water & on the left side going into the water. 

A Sculpt

This is a rough sculpt of what I am trying to achieve. Long ways to go yet. 

Dolphins

This is the beggining of a sculpture. they call this greenware, very brittle. The end result will be napkin holders. Like to figure in a place card. will have to sketch something before I begin to sculpt. 

Slip Casting of the Dolphin

 

Dolphin Mold second half

I coated the first half with shellac, so when I poured the second half it wouldn't stick. I cut in a chute for pouring the slip. Next step is to pour in some slip & we will see what comes out. A Dolphin I hope. 

Dolphin mold frame removed

 

Dolphin half mold support removed

 

Dolpin half mold started

 

Mold Frame

I will pour Art Plaster into frame & place Dolphin 1/2 way into plaster for 1/2 of mold. I will keep you posted as I do each step. 

Vaz

This Vaz was poured, fired, glazed, & painted by greenturtle. It has a scroll inside that tells the story of the Great White Knight.