Showing posts with label bubble wrap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bubble wrap. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Outcome of my bubblewrap casting experiments

Today I removed the casts from the various moulds that I had covered in bubblewrap. This is how they turned out:


These were from the mould covered in bubblewrap with large bubbles.



These were from the mould that was covered in bubblewrap with small bubbles.


The cast below was from a mould that had been covered in large-bubble bubblewrap and then a layer of parcel tape.


I was surprised by how easy the cast could be removed from the bubblewrap. The bubblewrap texture is fairly distinct, but I am not happy with the rough edges.

I think that the cast above looks unconsidered and messy, as there is no defined pattern.






All of the casts above were made from layers of different coloured plaster. The test piece above shows one of the colour combinations used. I think these colours work really well together, so will use this again.

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Testing casting ideas

At the moment I am testing some ideas I have for work for my solo exhibition at 1 Royal Terrace in January 2014. I want to develop the work that I exhibited in Motherwell, working on a larger scale. I am currently testing different surface textures, and have made a number of moulds with bubble wrap.