The first stage towards making
my ice
sculpture was done today when a cast of my chest was made using ground
alabaster. I decided to make the ice sculpture of myself for a few reasons; it
makes the work more personal, I wanted to experience being cast, and as I am
quite small the final ice sculpture will be easier to fit in the freezer and
lighter and easier to move. I wanted to have my hand on my chest so that when
the heart is frozen inside the ice sculpture it looks like my hand is holding
my heart. At the moment the cast is a ‘negative’ of what I need; the hand, for
example, curves into the body instead of out from it. I hope to make a positive
from this cast tomorrow.
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