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The slow pour: why we cast in layers

Why patience in the mould makes the piece.

One pour is never enough

A piece poured in one go looks muddy: the metal sinks, the crystals drift, the colour flattens. So we pour in layers, each one given time to gel before the next goes in. It is slow, and it is the whole point.

Reading the resin

Resin tells you when it's ready. Too soon and the layers bleed into one another; too late and they don't bond. Temperature, humidity and the size of the mould all change the timing, so every pour is watched rather than timed.

Where the light lands

Because each layer sets before the next, we can place a coil or a crystal exactly where it should sit. The bands you see in a finished pyramid are a record of an evening's work, one quiet layer at a time.