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| Pewter, paint and scorching |
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| Pewter, paint and scorching |
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| Lin pewter casts the originals at mima workshop |
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| Replica casts with sycamore scorch tests |
26/11/2010
Collective Commission: Process
The third commission was generated by and for 21 local residents who took part in the casting workshops at mima. During the workshops each person carved a piece of cuttlefish as one side of a mould for pouring molten pewter. The other side of the mould was formed with a piece of wood. Lin and Laura have recast the original cuttlefish against wooden ovals, producing a collection of 21 painted pendants and 21 scorched sycamore plaques (incidental pyrography). Here you can see materials and experiments produced whilst these artefacts were being developed, including cuttlefish moulds, scorch tests, pewter casts and paint samples. Much time and effort went into replicating the exact shade used on the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge: BS18E53.
