{"id":66,"date":"2020-07-13T21:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2023-08-06T02:08:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T02:08:58","slug":"sculpture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"66\" class=\"elementor elementor-66\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ae9a85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ae9a85\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a42a926\" data-id=\"a42a926\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1315ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1315ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #21086e;\">SCULPTURE: Stone, Wood, Clay, Plaster, Poured Stone<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\"><strong>STONE:<\/strong>\u00a0 marble, limestone\u200b<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\"><strong>WOOD:<\/strong>\u00a0 basswood, Manitoba maple, cedar. African purple heartwood, walnut, cherry and other hard woods.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\"><strong>CLAY:\u00a0<\/strong> non-firing clay is my starting point for a finished work in plaster or poured stone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\"><strong>POURED STONE:<\/strong>\u00a0 Of the casting methods, poured stone, being a more permanent medium for sculpture, is often used for pieces intended for outdoor installation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\"><strong>PLASTER:\u00a0<\/strong> this material is used for making a mold and also for the finished sculpture. Plaster is a stable, durable medium for final state sculptural forms or as an interim state for casting in bronze.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7efdbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7efdbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-507f515\" data-id=\"507f515\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Daisy\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"maple\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-daisy-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-daisy-1-193x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-daisy-1-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-daisy-1.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-273'>\n\t\t\t\tDaisy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" 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data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Up From the Deep\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"African Purple Heart wood\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP-purple-fish1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP-purple-fish1-300x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP-purple-fish1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AP-purple-fish1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-272'>\n\t\t\t\tUp From the Deep\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-1-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-1.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-698'>\n\t\t\t\tNymph\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"nymph\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Carthage Marble\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-2-182x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-2-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-2.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-699'>\n\t\t\t\tNymph\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"nymph\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Carthage marble\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-3-180x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-3-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-nymph-3.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-700'>\n\t\t\t\tNymph\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"youth 1\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"cedar\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-1-158x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-1-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-1.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-701'>\n\t\t\t\tYouth\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"youth\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"cedar\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"134\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-2-134x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-2-134x300.jpg 134w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-2.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-702'>\n\t\t\t\tYouth\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"youth and wisdom\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"maple\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-1-232x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-1.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-703'>\n\t\t\t\tYouth and Wisdom\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"795c1dc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"youth and wisdom 3\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"maple\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-3-230x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-3-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ap-youth-and-wisdom-3.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-704'>\n\t\t\t\tYouth and Wisdom\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25d8d62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25d8d62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f61626a\" data-id=\"f61626a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e076986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e076986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #21086e;\">SCULPTURE STUDIO<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\">\u200bEach Fall, Winter and Spring I offer a sculpture class in clay modeling, waste mold casting, slab casting, and sand casting at the Hilton Head Art League Academy on Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC\u00a0\u00a0 Sudents in this Winter course have been creating sculptures in the round using pottery clay,\u00a0\u00a0 We do not fire the sculpture but instead, cast each in plaster using a process called, &#8220;waste-mold casting&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\">\u200bWhen the clay sculpture has been realized, we begin the process of making a plaster mold of the sculpture by flicking plaster onto it until it has a durable shell of plaster.\u00a0 Once the plaster is dry&#8211;approximately 15 minutes&#8211; the clay is pulled out of the plaster mold and the mold washed out in preparation for pouring it with plaster for the final form.\u00a0 A release agent is brushed into the mold and then plaster is poured in and allowed to harden.\u00a0 When the plaster is hard, the outside plaster mold\/shell is chipped away and the sculpture is released from inside the mold&#8211;an exact and true copy of the original clay sculpture!\u00a0 The chipping off of the mold destroys the mold&#8211;hence the name, waste-mold casting.\u00a0 This process is an interim stage to having the sculpture cast in bronze at a foundry.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\">\u200bThe final step is to color the plaster through a series of layers of colors to create a patina&#8211;or to leave it white but with a waxed surface that changes the white to a soft ivory color.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #21086e;\">\u200bThe following photographs show students at work at various stages of the creative process<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-201311c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"201311c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cf8f9a\" data-id=\"5cf8f9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94e048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"c94e048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-66 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c94e048\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Checking the cast\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1676-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1676-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1676-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1676-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1676-365x365.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-264'>\n\t\t\t\tChecking the cast\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c94e048\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"clay sculpture\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1672-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1672-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1672-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1672-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1672-365x365.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-265'>\n\t\t\t\tclay sculpture\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c94e048\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"ready to cast in plaster\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1675-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1675-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1675-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1675-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1675-365x365.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-263'>\n\t\t\t\tready to cast in plaster\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c94e048\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"plaster cast dog figure\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1670-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1670-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1670-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1670-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1670-365x365.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-262'>\n\t\t\t\tplaster cast dog figure\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c94e048\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"clay work\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_5006-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_5006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_5006-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_5006-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_5006-365x365.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-258'>\n\t\t\t\tclay work\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c94e048\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"forming the split mold\" href='https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0194-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0194-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0194-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0194-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/alexandrasharmaart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0194-365x365.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-259'>\n\t\t\t\tforming the split mold\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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