Went up to Sonoma to get a mold making critique from a master mold maker. He lost his former studio in the NorCal fires – this amazing pressure pot was one of the only things to survive the blaze. The critque was excellent. Can’t wait to make my next mold. #artstudios #resilence #norcalfires #moldmaking #moldmakers…

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Mold Massacre! I’m in full production mode for the holidays. This mess of a picture is 12 Seedling molds after a round of casting. #FortonMG casting can get really chunky & dusty. It’s so different than resin but I love it #seedlings #littlebrigade #lylawarren #wip #behindthescenes #moldmaking (at Faultline Artspace)

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A post shared by Lyla Warren (@lylawarren) on Oct 26, 2017 at 7:31pm PDT Pretty happy with how the big pine cone came out too! Tho my mold cutting skills are seriously lacking… I might start doing clay ups. Otherwise I’m liking it! I put the mini Pine Seedling in for comparison. The big one…

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Pretty happy with how the big pine cone came out too! Tho my mold cutting skills are seriously lacking… I might start doing clay ups. Otherwise I’m liking it! I put the mini Pine Seedling in for comparison. The big one is about 4" tall #seedlings #littlebrigade #lylawarren #fairies #faeries #forestspirits #florafauna #fantasyart #pinecones #casting…

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These little casts may not look like much but they are a LONG time coming! I’m a weirdo and use a form of plaster called Forton MG for casting. In the past, casting has been a labor intensive process for crappy results that still needed lots of fixes. I had to learn a ton about molding & casting and…

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Silicone experiments! Moldmaking friends, do u use a brush or air compressor to even out your first layer of silicone? (if u like me, sadly don’t have an evacuator)

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