The mold was actually quite tricky to cast well due to the overall shape of the bust (the neck is a choke point for the slip) and the primitive nature of my tools.
I truly made a grand effort to finish them as kitsch as possible. For inspiration I took the day off and watched QVC.
The finishing materials I used were Oil Pastels (applied with makeup brushes) and spray-paint. The cone hat was a colored spray-paint and I coated the whole piece in a semi-gloss clear-coat to seal the pastel on and provide a subtle skin-like finish.
All Hail 1980 color theory.
The most ironic thing about this series is that they all sold, which is by far a first for anything that I have ever created. My wife was terribly happy to see them all go.
How can you not love a face like that?
