I have a number of projects I want to fabricate. Since I’m not sure yet which of my current techniques will transfer directly to working in cast metal, I’m making a series of test patterns in order to test what happens.
I’ve also made a large cardboard model of one of my projects, a vintage boxed camera, so I can see how it needs to be sectioned in making the pattern in order to make the mold.
I’ve been in contact, in the weeks before I start, with Gregory Brull, the Kohler Brass and Iron Foundry Technician -- and an artist in his own right. I sent him a list of questions and followed up with a comprehensive phone call to sort out some general questions. He’s been very helpful and I look forward to meeting him in person and getting started.
Some of my projects may have size issues, and some have issues regarding placing imagery on the surface of the pattern -- more specifically on all of this as I get into it. I’ll try to include pictures and sketches here as I go along.
