Before I can begin the mold-making process all of the layers of old flaking paint must be removed. The reason behind this is not one of aesthetics but of practicality: the flaking paint, which resembles fish scales in places, would be captured in the mold rubber and would have to be removed during the wax-chasing process in order to get the clean finish that I'm striving for. The mold rubber that I will be using can capture the detail in an insect wing (for example) so removing as much surface "noise" as possible from the zinc casting will enable me to make a cleaner mold and reduce time and labor later on down the road.
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| Her arm still covered in the paint that was once applied to "preserve" her. |
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| A close-up: you can see that I have my work cut out for me! |
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| Hey, would you look at that; I made a clean spot! |
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| Close-up: while some paint still remains this is at least a usable surface to mold from. |
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Next week I'll be back in the studio again for, you guessed it, more cleaning! This process is very time consuming so I'm going to be in Phase I for a while. Look for more updates here as progress continues.
Cheers!
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