Belly Casting!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 04:51PM For those of you who know me, you'll know that birth and pregnancy have quickly grown to become passions of mine that could easily rival my painting and sketching habit. There's something so fleeting and beautiful about a pregnancy, especially once you've come through the other side and there's this desire... or perhaps need to document it, to feel beautiful despite the changes that are happening to your body. To not forget what made it beautiful, that it seems impossible for a belly to grow that big and to fit a person inside of it... And so, here begins my journey. I've started belly casting in Edmonton, and for a little while, I'm having introductory pricing. Starting at $200 for a smoothed belly cast and individual quotes from there for painted designs (original designs only) for a limited time only. Here's the casting process:
I will drive to the comforts of your home (around 32-38 weeks of pregnancy, depending on if this is your first or subsequent pregnancy) and do the belly cast or come to my studio and have it done here (for now, it's just my little art studio in my basement). We will discuss style options, ideas for the finished cast, what type of hanger you would like, etc. The process will take approx 1.5 hrs (with clean-up, set-up and discussion of cast over tea), depending on how complex the cast is. It's completely safe for pregnant women, being of medical grade plaster and is not unpleasant. I then take the cast home and...
Make it very smooth...
Do a sketch (in my sketchbook, scan it and get you to approve the sketch you like based on our previously discussed ideas), put sketch on the cast...
Then paint it, varnish it to seal it and put a hanger on it (hanger not in photo)
To get a finished cast like this it will require 4-6 weeks until pick-up. 
With the hanger... next the the cast I'm working on currently.
Reader Comments (1)
I can't wait to see what you do for mine! I'm giving you free reign on the painting (and hanging, of course, as it'll go in your studio for display)