{"id":747,"date":"2023-12-13T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/?p=747"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:41:12","slug":"horn-cast-test-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/?p=747","title":{"rendered":"Horn cast test piece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiMeERGepVvWaV-OV2Xz44keYZGjqRhEJ6_8rySTLNVuIuvqAWAf_0a2w6IwRYgbE3QJ3jDBUzWOE2dUn8X9AHd4_46hwivelwEnQ_dEDxZMHbLuDMPehHUs7tXIZlsmE9gZ6U3hJlZJjQZ7sH67PhHq_1Xqe7165OnFtLTYyoVwtZedUQY0cBXBThY4z3K\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiMeERGepVvWaV-OV2Xz44keYZGjqRhEJ6_8rySTLNVuIuvqAWAf_0a2w6IwRYgbE3QJ3jDBUzWOE2dUn8X9AHd4_46hwivelwEnQ_dEDxZMHbLuDMPehHUs7tXIZlsmE9gZ6U3hJlZJjQZ7sH67PhHq_1Xqe7165OnFtLTYyoVwtZedUQY0cBXBThY4z3K\" width=\"400\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It came out of the mould easily but the cast wasn&#8217;t thick enough to survive the manipulation of putting a curve into it without cracking.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It&#8217;s still a pleasing form and I like the folds although it does remind me a bit of the wizened sorting hat in Harry Potter. Not exactly the aesthetic I was striving for.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I used this test piece to explore the pieces limits structurally\/ play around with how I can manipulate it better next time round.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A part of the issue was that the cast was much drier at the top than the bottom, which made it tricky to shape cohesively without cracking\/ compromising it&#8217;s integrity.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgXYDartbXEozmCmM-ZVvfRE976_6pdQZCxPB7hNhTnpUc1umbl1ti5e_RXMuN2v0zxOY4kYeA2WtHDah7dgmQYgvMEwRJ_7DTr8xtxWdPA4XSVjV0-J0fPTjRDL1jdhk_HC_IILLjqnk-PM_op-jSeXMAIm4vFoZzfS9dkhN6lL0svvk8mbZd1ExLYfa8c\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgXYDartbXEozmCmM-ZVvfRE976_6pdQZCxPB7hNhTnpUc1umbl1ti5e_RXMuN2v0zxOY4kYeA2WtHDah7dgmQYgvMEwRJ_7DTr8xtxWdPA4XSVjV0-J0fPTjRDL1jdhk_HC_IILLjqnk-PM_op-jSeXMAIm4vFoZzfS9dkhN6lL0svvk8mbZd1ExLYfa8c\" width=\"400\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I poured another much thicker cast and will take it out when it&#8217;s wetter tomorrow. I will stuff the next cast with newspaper before I\/ as I bend it in the hope that this supports the structure while it dries.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I will think on what I can lay it on too to support the shape as it dries. Maybe I can just nestle it in the actual horn, propped up.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This whole experience was really teaching, I&#8217;ve learnt a lot about the pragmatics of working with ceramics and slip casting. Lots of error learning. Lots of knowledge gained, which is positive.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Onwards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It came out of the mould easily but the cast wasn&#8217;t thick enough to survive the manipulation of putting a curve into it without cracking. It&#8217;s still a pleasing form and I like the folds although it does remind me a bit of the wizened sorting hat in Harry Potter. 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