I attended a workshop in casting metal this weekend
Boy, I had no idea how complex and time consuming this technique is
These are some experiments with rubber stamp imprints

Also tried the little clay viking. First he was buried in molding sand,
which has to be pressed or pushed very hard (with the wooden tool to the left)
and afterwards he was grubed out half again (felt like an archeologist)

Little viking had to be unarmed for this procedure. Being "naked" he didn´t
perform very well while fighting against the wooden pestle and
one of his horns broke off

The 2 parts of the mold top and bottom

The mold cavity was filled with molten metal

The result was more of a roadkilled bug. Maybe because the metal cooled down too quick
before reaching all edges and niches of the mold
Unfortunately you only have one attempt, the mold is lost afterwards and
you have to start all over again
Anyway these are my little trophies I took home

I had a great time and working with new techniques and materials
is always exciting and fun and last but not least I met new, interesting people
Some more pics
here Natalia from
le Petit Pot wrote a nice post about one of her
birthday presents