Sculptural Lamp Base Replica

On this project, I had the honor of replicating an original plaster sculpture carved by the customer’s mother. I chose to use clay because of the flexibilty of the additive and subtractive process. I had to make mine bigger than the original because clay shrinks around 10% as it dries. I have to wait about a week or two for the clay to become very dry before I fire it in the kiln. Once fired, I will use acrylic paints to match the color and then spray it with a protective clear coat. Finally, I will install the lamp hardware. Here are some pics of the process….By the way…. I LOVE working with clay!!!!!!! Love, love, love it!