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Sculpting Bean Pods

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Clay is being applied to the surface.

 
I am applying a layer of oil based clay. Because the enlargement was so precise, in most areas I am only having to add 1/8" to 1/4" thickness of clay. The stems of the Bean Pods will be made and set in place later as a separate piece.
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      • Clay is being applied to the surface.
      • Foam is coated with wax and ready for clay to be a...
      • Painting the foam with a layer of hot wax.
      • Back veiw of the Bean Pods.
      • Pods in the studio all together with 1" steel pipe...
      • Ready to be untaped.
      • Pod is glued and held together with duct tape whil...
      • Pieces are stacked waiting to be glued together.
      • Cutting the pieces apart.
      • Finished shaping ready to be cut apart and assembled.
      • Parts are roughed out waiting to be refined.
      • Outlines are taking shape.
      • Bean Pods starting to appear.
      • Foam ready for cutting.
      • Cutting table is prepped and ready for foam.
      • Bean Pods cut into slices and laid out as they wil...
      • Bean Pods cut into slices and laid out as they wil...
      • 3-D scan veiws created in the computer
      • Laser Scanning one of the pods
      • Original Sculpture entitled Bean Pods

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