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Casting Done Pull from Mold
Several coats of fiberglass later, the wood is becoming part of the cast. The second pose and the same steps follwed.
In the mold making process, we left out enough of the face (mouth and nose basically) to allow me to breathe. Rather than count on my skills as a sculptor to recreate the missing parts, I finally hit on a solution. Ten yeas earlier, I had made a face mold that was the inspiration for this project. I powdered the inside and pressed stiff clay into the mold, pulled it out and smashed it (carefully) into the inside of the mostly completed plaster mold, matching up face parts as much as possible. Having lost a lot of weight in the last 10 years, the clay was just a bit big-helpful. The mold was flipped over-I then poured plaster over the exposed clay to finish the mold.
Breaking the front half of the cast out of the mold took about 3 hours with help from my friend Dave. The most helpful step was grinding down the edge of the mold/cast to free up the goo that dripped around the edges, but much of the time was spent with hammers and chisels, breaking off the overly strong portions of the plaster.

I have no photos of releasing the second half. It went much easier with fewer compound and undercut parts of the mold.

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