Work on the molds

Here are some more photos of the continued work being done on the vertebrae piece.

We finally managed to open the mold by forcing compressed air into the cracks.

Here we see the mold without the bone inside, inspection from the professionals.

 The plastic wrap I surrounded the bone with left some interesting textures inside the mold which, ended up being a happy accident.

Here are two photos of my newest molds.  

As you can see these are of my body, here I am laying on a table while plaster is being placed on my back.  I decided shoulder to bellybutton is a decent range.  I wanted to have enough space to work with while not encasing my entire body with plaster.  Removal of the plaster was a little painful, my upper half was red (like a sunburn) for a few hours but nothing serious.

Here is my front and back, out in the sun so they can dry.  There was a moment where one of my shoulders decided it didn't want to be cast so the plaster fell off right before it was time to remove.  Overall, I am very excited about the pieces.  I plan on connecting them back together and having them presented on a pedestal.