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The Final Pieces!!
Overall, I am very happy that I redid this as these results are much better than my first attempt and I am pleased that I made all the...
Alicia H
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Third Time's a Charm
For the third attempt, I decided to go with my initial idea of casting everything out of one mould, but go about it in a different way. I...
Alicia H
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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Attempt 2
Unfortunately, likely due to the warm temperature of my room and the way my pieces were stored, they went mouldy. None of my pieces had...
Alicia H
Jan 12, 20231 min read
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Slightly Less Unfortunate Events?
After printing my inserts, they fit well into my silicone mould and I was able to mix the plaster up to pour into it. Unfortunately,...
Alicia H
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
I attempted to cast my king piece as I felt it had the simplest form and my square piece had not been 3D printed yet. I taped the lid...
Alicia H
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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The First Tube of Pringles
One of the terms on my brief was to be able to cast two things from the same mould. As my pieces are quite complicated and will not pull...
Alicia H
Dec 18, 20222 min read
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Day 4: Trying Everything
Once I received my 3D-printed pieces, the workshop had closed for Christmas, so I was left to experiment at home. As I now had the...
Alicia H
Dec 17, 20222 min read
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Day 3: 3D Models
I knew I wanted to make a chess set but was unsure how I wanted to do it. I decided to explore the limits of a mould itself, wondering if...
Alicia H
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Day 2: Modern Chess
During the creation of classical sculpture, artists were obsessed with the idea of creating the perfect form. After trying to decide what...
Alicia H
Nov 24, 20221 min read
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Day 1: Initial Ideas
To start this project, I began thinking about what items could be made via casting and what I was interested in. I decided to look into...
Alicia H
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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