I will be working with a magnifying glass next week, instead of a hoist and pneumatic tools.
Still, I will be casting these into silicone rubber, so I'll pick up all the detail that I can carve. Here's an older medal I made:
It's a good thing I enjoy variety. I just got an order for a few hundred pewter medals, 40mm across, with a couple of medals plated in silver. The same job involves making a 35cm bas relief of the soldier and dog for a bronze plaque. I will be working with a magnifying glass next week, instead of a hoist and pneumatic tools. Here's the artwork for the medals. It's easy to get most of the detail by sending black and white art to Sterling Marking in London, ON. They will send back a rubber engraving with black detail precisely raised from the white background. I'll work with my plastics to create the master pattern. The man and dog will have to be carved separately, hence the magnifying glass. The man's head will be about 4mm high. Not much room for expression there. Still, I will be casting these into silicone rubber, so I'll pick up all the detail that I can carve. Here's an older medal I made: I will update this project as I move forward. Meantime, there's big stuff to get out of the studio and off to the painter. And there's cleanup, sigh. That's just not my forté.
Tim Angus
1/11/2016 03:16:31 pm
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stewart smithI'm a woodcarver, turned sculptor, and morphed into a pattern-maker for cast metals. These days I hesitate to define my work, avoiding words like 'artist' or 'craftsman'. I just love designing and making things, keeping a bit of time free to downhill ski, paddle my kayak, and sing with my fellow choristers. Archives
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