STONE CARVER : NINA BILBEY - Brereton Bear Diary

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1.Trying to find bears in London?

1.Trying to find bears in London?

2.Designing

2.Designing

3.Making sketch models in clay

3.Making sketch models in clay

4.The final choice

4.The final choice

5.Making a half size model in clay

5.Making a half size model in clay

6.The finished model in clay

6.The finished model in clay

7.Finished model

7.Finished model

8.Bear head in detail

8.Bear head in detail

9.Dorota casting bear in rubber

9.Dorota casting bear in rubber

10.Suzy backing cast up in fibre glass

10.Suzy backing cast up in fibre glass

11.Taking the mould off!

11.Taking the mould off!

12.Will it work?

12.Will it work?

13.A bear is born!!

13.A bear is born!!

14.The casting A team

14.The casting A team

15.Arrival of the stone!

15.Arrival of the stone!

16.Waiting for it to be unloaded

16.Waiting for it to be unloaded

17.Getting into the final workshop

17.Getting into the final workshop

18.Who measured the door?

18.Who measured the door?

19.Getting it just right

19.Getting it just right

20.The end of a stressful day

20.The end of a stressful day

21.Starting to measure up

21.Starting to measure up

22.Measuring

23.Bobby cutting

23.Bobby cutting

24.Dust!!!!

24.Dust!!!!

25.Where do you start??

25.Where do you start??

26.Team work

26.Team work

27.Hand tools too!

27.Hand tools too!

28.My mate Gary

28.My mate Gary

29.Only the beginning

29.Only the beginning

30. Pointing

30. Pointing

31. Theory

31. Theory

32. More points

32. More points

33. Four hands are better than two.

33. Four hands are better than two.

34. Mistakes

34. Mistakes

35. Plotting

35. Plotting

36. Doubled.

36. Doubled.

37. The Grindstone.

37. The Grindstone.

38. Pitching

38. Pitching

39. Technique.

39. Technique.

Cutting blocks.

Cutting blocks.

Slowing things down.

Slowing things down.

Messy business

Messy business

Repeating processes

Repeating processes

Cutting carefully

Cutting carefully

Hood mask

Hood mask

Jacks help

Jacks help

Extra points

Extra points

Plotting

Plotting

Drilling

Drilling

Taking the corners off

Taking the corners off

More like a bear

More like a bear

The face

The face

Muscle Mary

Muscle Mary

Its all about lights and darks.

Empty Wrokshop.

Empty Wrokshop.

Contemplation.

Contemplation.

Bottoms.

Bottoms.

Interuptions.

Interuptions.

Profile.

Eyes

Eyes

80s Footballer?

80s Footballer?

Curly leg

Curly leg

Pierced arm.

Pierced arm.

Bear up!

Bear up!

Shield

Shield

Shield background.

Shield background.

Textures.

Textures.

Bottom.

Bottom.

Not long.

Not long.

New Boots.

New Boots.

Fine tuning

Fine tuning

Tick-Tock

Tick-Tock

Finishing off

Finishing off

Shield is done

Finished back

Finished back

Waiting.

Waiting.