Seeing the photograph I posted yesterday made me realise that I really should try washing all those little plaster relics again to try to remove more of the clay that's staining them. So I filled a tray with water, grabbed my toothbrush (it's OK, I've bought a new one!) and set to work this morning.
Then the moment of truth when I opened the "new improved" modrock moulds to reveal the fully-cast relics in all their three dimensional glory, and … what a disappointment! Hardly any of them are much good at all. Still, as usual I'm able to tell myself that I can make them work conceptually, if I think about it hard enough(!)
And the opened-out moulds were an unexpected bonus. They've gone all floppy where I've been picking the plaster off the outside, and I'm sure I could do something with them.
This afternoon I was free, so went into Norwich to pick up various strange items to assist in the mounting of the exhibition. Last night Trevor kindly designed a poster for me, and I was able to distribute a few copies around Norwich. So it really has got to happen. Hanging day is just two weeks away now.
