Preparing my first wax for Casting
As it is a complex piece it needs to be separated into 3 bits, and to have all the wax sprues added. Once the piece has been covered in ceramic shell and baked so the wax melts away, these sprues become the tubes that deliver the molten bronze to the space which will be the sculpture.
(These shots were all taken on the 24th Feb)
Briony Marshall is a London based sculptor and installation artist. With a background in Biochemistry she is interested in the idea of art practice as research. She fuses an intellectual/conceptual approach with an intuitive, materials inspired process to develop sculptures that investigate the natural world and man’s place in it. In 2012 she completed the Pangolin London Sculpture Residency which culminated in a solo show at Pangolin London in May 2013. She became a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 2008 and has recently been elected a member of its Council. She is head of Professional Development at The Art Academy and was recently named as one of the ‘175 Face of Chemistry’ to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2015 she was shortlisted as one of the five finalist for the First@108 Public Art Award.
