Brother Thomas
The Monk Gets a Makeover
On 09, Feb 2012 | 5 Comments | In Brother Thomas | By Steve Leeper
I’m headed to Valparaiso tomorrow to start making a mold for the Br. Thomas makette.
He’s been in various stages of sculpy repair since I sculpted him over ten years ago so it’s time to immortalize him in urethane (he managed to take a fall off of our new piano only 3 days after I took the original photos of him).
After cleaning him up and giving him a new hairline, collar, hood and rope tassels he’s ready to undergo the rigors of having a mold made of him (basically drowning him in 3 gallons of silicon rubber one section at a time). My friend Rich Schiller (master modeler/moldmaker) has generously offered to guide me through this process as apparently Br. Thomas is a fairly complicated little guy.
Stay tuned for more picture and the results. Click on the images for a larger view.
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lovely looking model, fantastic style. is everything a bake hard clay? the clothes look amazing.
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fabulous, darling, fabulous 🙂 can’t wait to see him cast!
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Wow, that is really impressive! Great work!
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I’m glad you like it Travis! The story’s been around for almost a decade but the last year or so has been a fairly steady push forward.
Drop by anytime.Steve
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