Amber Listserv / Sculpture question

[JOHN FUDALA]

But... rotary injection could be the answer. You create your masterpiece in
styrofoam, make moulds off of that and bingo! Huge, thin walled amber
pieces. (At least I think it is called rotary injection, but it is how large
light weight pieces are made).
John

On 7/2/08, Andy Ng <andy.ng.aik.hoe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes John, I remember that Picasso piece...beautiful thing. I doubt I'll
> have a market for a Moore-esque resinite sculpture and a sale is not on my
> mind. It's just something I've been wanting to do for a long time. I've
> always found Henry Moore's works to be captivating.
>
> The Edgars is/are right. I have in mind a few large chunks (2-4kg), and
> such a style on a smaller piece wouldn't have much of an effect. It's gotta
> be done using one of the jungle giants. I'll be moving the workshop to
> larger premises on the 15th...lets see what I can do about it once the dust
> settles (or when the amber dust starts flying again).
>
> Andy
>
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 1:03 PM, JOHN FUDALA <ambersafari at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> No... and here's why: most of the best pieces were made as an order: high
>> price piece and usually classical theme.
>> Large pieces (over kilo or more) are rare and costly. Hard for new and
>> aspiring artists to get their hands on.
>> Remember the amber necklace by Picasso? I posted the picture to the
>> listserve a while ago... Ordinary improved Baltic amber- just that the
>> pieces were somewhat unusual in shape. And probabely no one realised the
>> name WAS Picasso- a relative of the master.
>> Your resin comes in sizes very much suitable for such shapes.
>> I hope you can get prices close to what this Moore piece sold for !
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 7/1/08, Andy Ng <andy.ng.aik.hoe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was but a lad when I first saw a sculpture by Henry Moore. Its fluid
>>> curves and quirky-yet-organic shapes left a lasting impression on me and I
>>> was thinking that my resinite might be a good medium for Moore-ish designs.
>>> Does anyone know if similar-looking sculptures have been done using amber?
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
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