by
John Gale
GENTOO PENGUIN FOOTPRINTS.
Cast on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, January 2010.
Size 17.5x21cm, mounted on a steel resin 10cm cube.
Price £125 (includes P&P).
KING PENGUIN FOOTPRINTS.
Cast on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, January 2010.
Size 28x15cm, mounted on a steel resin 10cm cube.
Price £125 each, £225 for the pair (includes P&P).
Before our departure from the Falklands to South Georgia in January 2010 I sent down 15kg of casting power along with all my art materials on a container ship.
I intended to cast footprints of the various birds and mammals, that of an albatross being the ultimate prize.
Due to the constantly wet conditions it proved very difficult finding suitable prints and the albatross cast was not to be.
Our time at Gold Harbour however, did provided the perfect conditions and the resulting casts are now available as cold bronze resin casts.
Technique and equipment...
....spectators....
....hazards!
Getting these cast was a full days work, first finding good prints and then guarding over the plaster as it dried. If you turned your back sheathbills would come and investigate. I was concerned they would jump in the plaster and get it on their feet! Elephant seals didn't show much respect for the project either. At home, back in Devon, I found the plaster dried in about 30minutes. In the very cold climate of South Georgia the plaster took up to 2hours to dry sufficiently before I could move it.
Contact John
Tel: 0044 1392 832026
email: johngale@birdart.fsnet.co.uk