I've been exploring new territories this week... I've been learning to cast from some of the objects salvaged from the Storagetek computer. I love process and casting is all about process! I used a material called 'vinamould' which is a vinyl composition that melts when heated and is used to create a flexible mould that can capture fine details. After filling any gaps in the objects with clay, they were placed on raisers in the centre of make shift boxes and the liquid vinalmould poured directly over them. The following morning the liquid had solidified and the moulds were ready to cut open. Once the original objects had been carefully extracted... the two parts were then placed back together, masked to hold them in place and plaster of paris mixed and poured through the air holes. I chose to cast in plaster as its easy to prepare, relatively inexpensive and has the benefit of setting really quick... Great for really impatient people like myself and after only one hour I was able to carefully peel away the rubber moulds and reveal my newly made objects. Wooo!!!! So now I have to make many many many more as an exciting project is taking shape.....
