Mold Making Workshop

Last weekend we had a really fun mold making workshop in the studio. This was the first time we offered this workshop, so it was really fun to watch!

Everyone brought small objects & jewelry to pour silicon & alginate over to create molds.

Everyone brought small objects & jewelry to pour silicon & alginate over to create molds.

Pouring the perfect mixture of the liquid silicon.

Pouring the perfect mixture of the liquid silicon.

Silicon mold

The molds set overnight while everyone took a well deserved break!

On day 2, everyone learned to cut their silicon molds open.
On day 2, everyone learned to cut their silicon molds open.

 

036shell mold

 

Everyone poured plaster into their molds to replicate their objects, You could also pour wax into your molds to then cast into metal! Everyone poured plaster into there molds.

The class experimented with alginate molds, and everybody molded their fingers.

The class experimented with alginate molds, and everybody molded their fingers.

We now have everyone's fingerprints!

We now have everyone’s fingerprints!

 

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