Three unique concrete botanical bas-releif panels depicting harvest crops from Wiltshire and include Wheat, Barley and Wildoats.
Size: The size of each panel is 40cm x 15cm.
 
These handmade concrete botanical casts, made with ‘ciment fondu’, have been cast using a groundbreaking technique developed by the artist. Ciment fondu is a strong, high alumina casting cement used by sculptors such as Henry Moore, Gerda Rubinstein and Ng Eng Teng. The process involves three separate methodologies: - Firstly the ‘master’ is produced in plaster from flowers pressed into clay and transposed into plaster once the plants have been removed. The second stage is making a silicone mould from the plaster master after it has completely dried, using RTV silicone. Thirdly the ciment fondu and sand mixture is mixed and added into the mould, allowed to set for 24 hours and cured for a further four weeks. The original plaster cast is irrevocably discoloured during the process and the silicone mould can only be used to make a maximum of two concrete casts in two different cements. These casts are made with grey/brown Ciment Fondu and kiln dried sand and polished with Renaissance Wax. Concrete casts are supplied with an aluminium hook for hanging and can be displayed indoor or outside, embedded into walls or wet areas such as showers and splashback decoration. Outdoor concrete casts will develop a unique patina over time, changing from almost black, through grey/bronze to a dark grey. Once dried (4-6 weeks) a silicone mould was made from this original plaster cast master which allows me to make a very limited numebr of concrete casts.
The casts are made with ciment fondu and kiln dried sand and treated with Renaissance Wax.
Concrete casts are supplied with an aluminium hook for hanging and can be displayed indoor or outside, embedded into walls or wet areas such as showers and splashback decoration.
Outdoor concrete casts will develop a unique patina over time, changing from almost black, through grey/bronze to a dark grey. 
 
They can be purchaced seperately for £180 each. Also available in White Concrete.