When the clay sculpture is finished it is not in a permanent state, the mold making process now begins. I will then make a plaster shell over the clay sculpture. When the plaster has set the shell will be taken off in sections and the clay removed. Plaster is then poured into the mold, the shell removed, and we now have a plaster copy of the clay sculpture. The sculpture is now semi-permanent.
Refinements are done to the plaster, details are fine tuned.
Mark Twain is now ready for exhibition. If the people like the sculpture, and the funds are raised, the plaster will then be delivered to the bronze foundry where it will be cast in the ages-old permanent material of bronze. When in doubt, tell the truth. See our list of books by Mark Twain. Inc. All rights reserved.