LKP Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 I have sculpted a few figures and animals and fired them and will be doing cold patina. These are not going to fixed to a base and are hollow. My question is - how can I make a better presentation? If a customer picks it up and turns it over it's pretty ugly to see the open cavity with fork marks and such. Do I fill them the cavity with expanding foam, sand and then glue felt to the bottom? What do you recommend to make the ceramic sculpture look more polished and gallery-ready and professional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Why not complete the bottom before you fire it, by sealing it with a smooth thin slab of clay, cut to fit ? On the ones already fired, almost anything risks looking added on....tho maybe a thin wooden bottom piece, cut to fit the form (not like a big raised base that extends beyond the form) and carefully epoxied on would look best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKP Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Thanks, Lee. I should have thought of slabbing the bottom before I fired ;-) But, alas, other deadlines and a funeral caused me to forget! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakarnes Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 I use 1/8" cork trimmed with a slight bevel on the bottom of my non-functional work. I think it looks nicer than felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKP Posted September 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 Thank you jakarnes - that is a very good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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