The Greek term karyatides literally means “maidens of Karyai,” an ancient town of Peloponnese (southern Greece). Karyai had a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: “As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets [...]
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Caryatids
Posted in Sculpture shows, Sources for Materials on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Cast metal with your microwave!
Posted in Methods, Sources for Materials on September 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My friend Nick sends these instructions for casting low-temperature metals in a home microwave: http://www.periodictable.com/PopSci/2003/09/1/index.html Here’s a more technical set of instructions: http://home.c2i.net/metaphor/mvpage.html Also, the home page of that site (more background): http://home.c2i.net/metaphor/index.html [Click on "the Reid Technique"] Has anyone done this at home? I’m going to try casting tin solder as soon as I [...]
Long Live Butchers Wax!
Posted in Methods, Sources for Materials on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Contrary to rumor, the Butcher’s Wax Company is still alive and doing business. Several of my local hardware stores told me recently that the company had gone out of business and tried to sell me other, inferior waxes! Where these rumors came from I don’t know, but if you find yourself in the same situation [...]
TLGUTS
Posted in Methods, Sources for Materials on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jocelyn Almy-Testa organizes some fascinating shows and events in this cool alternative space. If you’re in need of a studio, rent the gallery’s Resource Room, which has a library of reference, art, and how-to books, a sewing machine, slide projector, light boxes, hand tools, and much more. The Little Gallery Under The Stairs (TLGUTS), 25 [...]
Forton
Posted in Methods, Sources for Materials on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Forton is a non-toxic, ultra strong, very hard, weatherproof and odorless material casting system (basically hyrdrocal supplemented with dry melamine, a liquid polymer, and fiberglas). Casting methods are essentially the same as urethane or polyester resin. FMG can be slush cast (hollow), hand laid-up, sprayed through the proper equipment or poured for solid casts. Repairs [...]
