Texture

I really enjoyed working with materials such as plaster and the traditional way of using it to create sculptures which is why I decided to explore deeper into the techniques of it. After looking at images of the moon as a physical rock I found that the surface and texture was really rather interesting. The surface looks rocky and uneven, really textured and rough close up yet from a far can look almost smooth. Focusing mainly on this texture I used plaster to create my own rock formations. I used casting plaster and sand in order to create a moulded to pour the plaster in. One with a texture and one with a smooth surface, just like the moon. 

This moquette was made by putting sand in the bottom of a tray, adding a simple texture with no particular pattern and then pouring the plaster into the tray. It was actually really effective and the product was that which really resembled the moons surface. I also like the shade of the plaster that has been created from the stain of the sand that was in the tray. I plan to take this technique further seeing how expressive I can get the craters in the plaster. 

 

This was the simplest of my samples and was just simply plaster in a tray, there was no sand involved. It is too plain for the style I'm wishing to create but I do however like the dints left by the tray, its rather interesting. I do also like the way this could almost be used as a tile in order to create something completely different.