LORE STEPHAN

For many of my works, a mold is made from the original in order to make individual copies from diverse materials. First the sculpture is created using a soft material, such as clay or plastiline (this is called a model). When the model is finished, an assessment is made to determine the type of moldmaking process to use; depending on materials that it will be cast in. According to the complexity of the model(sculpture), a several piece flexible mold is made. The flexible mold captures all the details. Next a rigid material is applied to the flexible mold in order to hold all the flexible parts together. Now there is an outer and inner mold. The mold is opened and the original soft model is removed. The inner flexible mold is cleaned and ready for casting. Some materials to be cast are poured ie. cement, plaster, wax, resin. Other materials are placed in the mold by layering - paper, fiber etc. Usually a cast sculpture is solid. A layered sculpture can be solid or hollow. After the..