Association of Lifecasters International

Congratulations to me, my application for acceptance in to the "Association of Lifecasters International" has been accepted.  Being this is a free membership, it probably shouldn't feel as good as it does to be accepted, but it does....LoL - I'm such a fool. 

This is one step closer to credibility, this business owner is part of an "association".  YAY.  Now to get some pieces done & on display here is the next and more time consuming step.  We have a first piece in the works, the sculpture (yes  i called it a sculpture as i did some sculpting to it). As mentioned in the introductory post, I molded with alginate a pregnant belly and cast using CastRite gypsum plaster. Used thick hair conditioner to repair the mold in some places, filled in and reshaped a few areas of the cast after pulling it out and finding some unattractive depressions. Waited a week, then wet-sanded and shaped using grit paper. Now waiting for a full 2 weeks to pass before finishing with some art work and presenting.

I read somewhere that gypsum plaster needs a full 2 weeks to harden before finishing, not sure how true this is but figured being my first one, probably better safe then sorry.

Here is a sneak peak of the progress so far....