Woven Experiment No.59 Oval woven form with a side split
The second experiment using a solid core of plaster, this time carved into an oval shape. Two guide lines of 6mm wax bands were first placed onto the oval and held in place with waxed thread and finally a weld with molten wax.
The form was then covered with layers of crochet leaving two slits down either side of the oval.
The weave went on more easily this time as I worked the top first, then turned over the form and placed it in my lap to add wax to the underside. This allowed me to work without worrying about the other side slipping off, but the heat from my lap softened the wax and the wax beca to flatten a little.
To remedy this I created a soft box which the sculpture could be placed into whilst I worked the underside using a box filled with polystyrene chipping and a layer of bubble wrap. The wax didn’t soften this time but it still continued to flatten.
The resulting woven form has a more successful weave application, but I don’t think the 6mm bands welded together are working to well aesthetically, maybe there is a neater method of creating the guide lines.