Tuesday was fun packed with trimming and cutting masks. Dremel tooling away bubbles. Filling bubbles with Cabopatch, and prepping the masks to be painted today.
I got a bad Orangutan yesterday, the first bad casting in months. It happens sometimes. I poured another that should be fine. I need to cast up 2 more to complete this week’s orders.
I also made a new chimp mold off the master. It was overdue. The mold came out perfect and this time I used Hydrocal instead of plaster. These days pottery plaster #1 just isn’t what it used to be. This white Hydrocal is excellent. Today I’ll be able to pour chimps again.
I did a bunch of cleaning. This constant mask making is a mess maker of extreme proportions. Now I have a large workstation just for the apes. Sculpting, hair laying, and final assembly.
And if that wasn’t enough I went to Champ Arnaz to scout locations for the film I’m directing for Peter Fox. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289192/
The girls scout camp was a beautiful place. Peaceful, beautiful, and serene I didn’t want to leave.
The Art of Steve Neill 
Can’t wait to get my Zarius mask Steve!!!
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