Project 4: Replication & Display (due 11/30)

For this project, think of two objects that have some relation to each other, either in form or in function. There are specific parameters for the objects, as you will be replicating them in slip (clay) through a mold making process. We will discuss the parameters (size, details, undercuts) in class. For the final piece, you should have a minimum of 8 of your objects (could be 4 and 4, or 7 of one and 1 of the other). The display mechanism (shelf, pedestal, etc.) is up to you and should be considered as part of the piece--as important and deliberate as the objects you will cast. 

You will learn a mold making process for this project. Bring 2 objects to class on the 9th that you would like to replicate. We will make 1 and 2-part plaster molds, as needed, and replicate the objects by slip casting them. Both objects should be around 6" high. You can make these objects from clay or use pre-existing objects. 

mold making and plaster how-to

Haim Steinbach

http://www.observer.com/2011/08/off-the-shelf-haim-steinbach-returns/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtN1MXoP7lw 

Barbara Bloom

http://bombsite.com/issues/54/articles/1909 

http://www.art-in-tv.de/videoplaytv.php?id=1392 

http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoafYU3S.html 

Allan McCollum

http://www.allanmccollum.net/allanmcnyc/

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/allan-mccollum/

WEEK 11

Wednesday 11/2            Metal project crit                  

Introduce final project
Make cottle boards and false bottoms

WEEK 12

Wednesday 11/9            Intro to mold making                  

Work Day

WEEK 13

Wednesday 11/16          Work Day

Sketches Due (mini critique)

Student Presentation

WEEK 14

Wednesday 11/23           Work Day

                                        Student Presentation

WEEK 15

Wednesday 11/30           Work Day

                                        Student Presentation