logo Milwaukee based artist and painter, Nora Boedeker


The following pages are examples of work I've done for museum exhibits over the years.
I've recently done a project for a Midwestern Maritime Museum casting groups of fish. Here's how it was done.
1. Aquire FISH.
Fish 1/ Projects
fish
Fish 1/ Projects
Fish 2/ Projects
mold making material
Fish 2/ Projects
2. Cover with mold making materials.
3.Cover the original mold making material with a 'mother mold' of plaster. (and evidently make sure no one is watching!)
Fish 3 / Projects
plaster
Fish 3 / Projects
Fish 4/ Projects
fish
Fish 4/ Projects
4. Flip the mold and remove the fish. Recipes, up to you.
5. Pour resin into mold.
Fish 5/ Projects
resin
Fish 5/ Projects
Fish 6/ Projects
resin
Fish 6/ Projects
6.After the resin has set, remove any mold making materials from the cast (the "blue stuff" in the photo)
7. Prime the resin and paint the cast.
Fish 7/Projects
resin
Fish 7/Projects