3911. When
Emily did not respond, the sculptor instructor answered his question himself.
He said, “When monumental sculpture in bronze is being made, the clothing is
crafted by simply dipping a coat into plaster and then draping a plaster figure
with the plaster coated clothing.
3912. Once the model is dry, everything
is cast into bronze. So the modeling of coats and boots, shirts and gloves, and
things like that is the simplest of the sculptor’s problems to solve. When looked at in this way, the
production of the fine details in much sculpture is not so impressive at all.
3913. The idea
of casting actual things into plaster and adding them to works of sculpture was
too much for the brothers and they could not continue to pretend to be serious
about their interest in their sister’s sculpture. They began to speculate about
whether one might cast dogs and cats, parrots and rats into plaster, and use
the molds to embellish various works of art.
3914. The
fanciful image of some big work in bronze, entirely created from the casts of
dead animals all piled up in a heap was not pursued because the Tutor, sensing
the cynicism of Emily’s brothers, suggested that they leave so that Emily could
get to work on her studies.
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