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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Huginn and Muninn in plaster, silica, chopped fibre sheet and grog!

2 comments:

  1. HI!
    Can you tell me what kind of plaster you are using here?
    I'm trying to find something similar to 'Fibrite' which a friend in France uses as a substate for her abstract artworks.
    Thank you for any help you can send my way,
    Jann Parkes

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  2. Hi Jann,

    I think it's either casting or pottery plaster (depends on who orders for the studio) mixed with silica. I have been told that in general that plaster in Australia has a very bad quality compared to the rest of the world. The last layer is a mix of plaster, silica and 'grog'. Grog is what we Aussie's call a crushed fired ceramic, sometimes brick dust, sometimes more granular. I know some people use synthetic plasters and silicas for the first layer (for detail and good release finishes) Like Ransom & Randolph investment casting supplies. I hope that helps...where are you based? British Artist Angela Thwaites has a great book called 'mould making for glass'.

    I haven't heard of Fibrite (off to look it up)

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