Stone Jesmonite Portrait head

WE TOOK AN OLD MOULD OUT OF RETIREMENT, MADE IN 2012! TO CAST UP A NEW HEAD IN PORTLAND STONE JESMONITE. THE MATERIAL IS SIMILAR TO CEMENT IN IT’S APPEARANCE, HOWEVER AS IT’S DESIGNED AS A CASTING MATERIAL IT WORKS MUCH BETTER FOR DELICATE FEATURES. IT’S SOFTER, STRONGER AND FAR LESS BRITTLE! IF YOU WANT TO CAST IN CEMENT, CONSIDER STONE JESMONITE INSTEAD!

WE GOT TO TAKE THIS LOVELY MOULD OUT OF RETIRMENT FOR THIS JOB, WHICH GOES TO SHOW A WELL MADE MOULD NEVER NEEDS TO BE RETIRED ! WITH LOVE, CARE AND REGULAR THIN APPLICATIONS OF VASELINE IT’S POSSIBLE TO KEEP A MOULD ALIVE FOR MANY MANY YEARS.

FOR THE CURIOUS MOULD ENTHUSIASTS, THIS IS A RUBBER SILICONE MOULD WITH A FIBERGLASS JACKET. THE IDEAL COMBO FOR A LONG LIVED MOULD

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