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Plaster Mold Making Workshop – Saturday, December 14th, 10:00am – 4:00pm

$350.00

December 14th, 2024
Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Start time is 10:00am, lunch break from 12:00pm-1:00pm, end at 4:00pm

Learn to make a two piece plaster mold to slip cast your own forms in clay! Use this technique to create multiples of sculptures or mass produce basic pottery forms. Demonstrations will include plaster mixing and casting methods, along with techniques for adjusting originals for the molding process. In addition, participants will learn how to cast liquid clay slip into their molds to create multiples.
Students should bring their own original form for molding. The form will be an original used to make a two piece plaster mold for slip casting, so that it can be reproduced. If unsure, it is best to bring at least two options of forms to mold. Forms can be sculptural or functional. They should be solid or very thick clay (type does not matter), and ideally leather hard. Forms should be as simple as possible to start with and able to be divided equally into two halves. If textures are present make sure they are surface level and do not go too deep.
Forms need to be approved prior to the workshop to mitigate problems when casting.
Once your ticket is purchased please submit pictures of your mold to this email address for approval: stayupdated@fcsclayworks.com

8 in stock

Plaster Mold Making Workshop – Saturday, December 14th, 10:00am – 4:00pm

$350.00

December 14th, 2024
Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Start time is 10:00am, lunch break from 12:00pm-1:00pm, end at 4:00pm

Learn to make a two piece plaster mold to slip cast your own forms in clay! Use this technique to create multiples of sculptures or mass produce basic pottery forms. Demonstrations will include plaster mixing and casting methods, along with techniques for adjusting originals for the molding process. In addition, participants will learn how to cast liquid clay slip into their molds to create multiples.
Students should bring their own original form for molding. The form will be an original used to make a two piece plaster mold for slip casting, so that it can be reproduced. If unsure, it is best to bring at least two options of forms to mold. Forms can be sculptural or functional. They should be solid or very thick clay (type does not matter), and ideally leather hard. Forms should be as simple as possible to start with and able to be divided equally into two halves. If textures are present make sure they are surface level and do not go too deep.
Forms need to be approved prior to the workshop to mitigate problems when casting.
Once your ticket is purchased please submit pictures of your mold to this email address for approval: stayupdated@fcsclayworks.com

8 in stock

Instructor Bio

Ariel Bowman

Ariel Bowman was raised in Dallas, Texas where her parents are both artists. Growing up, she spent a lot of time outside with animals. The undeveloped woodlands that surrounded her childhood home inspired her to create art that focused on the natural world. As a sculptor, Ariel works in clay using a variety of mixed media techniques.

Clay is the most influential material that Ariel has worked with. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2011, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Florida in 2018. She has studied abroad at the International Ceramics Studio in Hungary and was awarded the Regina K. Brown NCECA undergraduate and graduate fellowships. Ariel has been an artist in residence at the Armory Art Center and her work has been collected by the Belger Arts Center, the Florida Museum of Natural History, and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.