St Francis & The Plaster Plan

Casting St Francis, Brothers, will be my most challenging plaster mould to date.  To keep my compact rolling design I’ve compressed the wolf along side and above Francis.  Then to emphasize the tumbling motion, I needed to show all limbs including those sandwiched between the pair. With so many undercuts to consider, I need to fully plan each piece well in advance, knowing how they pull away from each other.

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