troubleshoot me, please!

After having a break and finally getting back into the swing of study etc, Ive started working on my next body of work - slipcast cutlery. As my thesis topic is Object Attachment in the Domestic Sphere, my prac work will be a reflection of my personal experiences regarding this domestic attachment. As slipcasting the actual pieces of cutlery from home would be a total no-no, ive sourced some other pieces with which to play with and see if i can make my process work sucessfully - before moving onto more applicable pieces (if necessary).


The mould making went surprisingly well considering my strong dislike of working with plaster - bit of a contradiction i know. I then tested the moulds with some re-constituted slip from the end of last semester - a bit runny but i thought that would be needed to fill the small areas of the moulds. The slip had a great tendancy to stick to the plaster and would not release easily at all! i think was a combination of damp plaster and a weird problem with the slip. Whatever it was its been solved by a change over to proper slip. This is what the first tests looked like :(




things are going much better now, but still several hurdles to get past before i can start thinking about the next stage! put a bisque on yesterday, and hopefully everything will be looking as good as possible :)

Cass