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04-13-2005, 02:12 AM
My wife and I have been planning for some time to sell our house and travel in the RV for a couple years. I am still relatively new to the sculpture world, and all of my work has been in wood till now. However, I am finishing a clay bust with the intent of having a foundry in Dallas mold it and turn it ino a bronze soon.
It occurred to me that all the time I have spent preparing for doing my wood sculpture on the road does not apply to clay sculpture. How can I possibly ship a clay sculpture to my foundry without some type of damage occurring? I am using Klean-clay. It is either oil or wax based, it doesn't dry out. But it is easily scratched, and the slightest bump will cause dents. Can I use a protective spray coating, like shellac on Klean-clay?
Do I have to make my own molds while we are on the road?
It occurred to me that all the time I have spent preparing for doing my wood sculpture on the road does not apply to clay sculpture. How can I possibly ship a clay sculpture to my foundry without some type of damage occurring? I am using Klean-clay. It is either oil or wax based, it doesn't dry out. But it is easily scratched, and the slightest bump will cause dents. Can I use a protective spray coating, like shellac on Klean-clay?
Do I have to make my own molds while we are on the road?