POLYURETHANE RESIN BOOKENDS

I have always hoped to get into casting and molding resin as a graduate student, and I took this project as an opportunity to make a pair of Cast Polyurethane Resin Bookends. The prompt for the assignment was to make either an artifact, a machine or a product, and I chose to span the areas between artifact and product. I drew upon my love of art deco ornamentation and fondness for designed objects in order to decide upon making a pair of bookends.

I acquired the skills of silicone mold-making (which is not an easy feat in itself!) and mixing polyurethane resin at the correct ratio in order to produce two symmetrical cast parts.