ANOTHER WOLF

.Months immersed in videos and photographs of wolves and the struggle with the inflexibility of stiff mesh left me feeling I had unfinished business. I am not particularly interested in modelling wolves but the idea of the howling image fitted in with the ideas I wanted to express.  I wanted to tackle it in a different medium. I chose wax which is  flexible. 

HOWLING FOR 2020 AND 2021    30 cm tall

​MAKING A MOULD OF THE WAX WOLF
1. First the wolf is covered in a layer of clay the thickness of the required rubber
2. A removable outer case is made of plaster (or resin)
3. This is opened, the clay removed and the plaster case carefully replaced and all cracks sealed.
4. Silicone wax is poured in, filling the space left by the clay.
5. The rubber is cut and the wax wolf broken and removed to be used again.

The first cast is shown in resin bronze.
The same mould can be used to make a wax for a foundry cast.