Why Cast Resin Chickens?

When I began making the Acrylic Chickens I was looking for a way to provide myself with an opportunity to sculpt and paint. I wanted a material that would take the paint in the same manner a canvas would.

The acrylic provided this surface, but as I worked on them and continued to have ideas and explore new materials, I found the acrylic was not compatible with some of the surface embellishments and treatments I wanted to work with.

Six chicken shapes were made and from those six chicken molds were made. Some of the cast resin chickens are made using powdered bronze and/or steel. The powder is brushed on the inside surface of the mold before the casting is made and when the resin is poured it becomes fused with the bronze or steel powders.

The surface of the bronze and steel will naturally oxidize when left outdoors. The painted cast resin chickens are not recommended for outdoor use unless it is kept in a sheltered area.

The cast resin provided me with a surface I could manipulate utilizing various materials and create areas of high or low relief on the surface. Having the ability to change the surface treatment and not the overall shape of the individual chicken enables me to make each chicken an original.

The cast resin allows me to produce and offer my work at an affordable price, in doing so I can reach a larger audience.

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