I
know. Another post about my work. Sorry. I'm pretty single minded
right now.
So,
you might remember we taught the first two days of a three day
workshop this past weekend. This is the first time we have taught
this particular class, lost wax casting pate de verre in a tile
format larger than the clay models which are 4” x 4” and we did
it with 11 students. These were 6” x 6”. Marc prepared the wax
blanks ahead of time and the students added the design. They had all
the first day to work on their model.
Most
of our students had never worked in wax and it's something you have
to build a skill set for, you know, practice, so by mid-day I was
feeling a little afraid. Oh no. I've set all these people up for
failure. They'll never get these to any kind of finished level by
the end of the day. It was
looking pretty grim and I thought I was going to have a lot of
disappointed people on my hands.
About
an hour later I was feeling a little more optimistic and by the end
of the day I was really pleased by what they had accomplished.
Sunday
they made their molds, we steamed out the wax with a bit of mis-hap,
and they got them filled and in the kiln.
Next
Saturday we get to see what they made. That's always fun.
It looks like you've got some talented students here Ellen. What fun it would be to take your class.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand the process you went through, teaching this: omg...it's going to be a train wreck...no wait...these are savable..these look pretty good...oh wow, awesome. So cool, eh?
ReplyDeleteOh my! They did a fabulous job! How fun for them. Can't wait to see their finished pieces!!
ReplyDeleteHugs
SueAnn
Yep. Can't wait to see the results.
ReplyDeleteWow Ellen, you've got some talent in that class. Either that, or you are just an excellent teacher. I'm guessing it's a some of both, but heavy on the latter. ;)
ReplyDeleteThose look great! I really almost like the waxes even better than the finished product - although I guess I can't say that for sure until I see them, can I?
ReplyDeleteOH COOL! I want to do that! Intriguing and anxious to see what happens next!
ReplyDeletethe process is half the fun
ReplyDeleteI love what your students are creating
the crosses in the previous post are so beautiful Ellen
what amazing work you do
Hope sends hugs