"Plaster molds" refers to a technique of making a shape or form by pouring liquid plaster into a mold and allowing it to harden, creating a solid replica of the original object. Full definition
On view is Happy Sunflower, a work in welded steel & aluminum, which began with a sculptural scale model and dozens of studio plaster molds of the «face» of the flower then cast into aluminum. (marcfoxx.com)
Riffing on the motto, «blood, money, and oil,» 9.11.01 utilizes the pyramid from the U.S. dollar bill as its primary compositional element and incorporates a wide range of found symbolic imagery made from plaster molds and cast in acrylic paint to construct a collage. (momaps1.org)
As with collecting the teeth of the masses, he likes to pull in passersby from the busy central avenue where his studio is located and make plaster molds of their hands. (artnews.com)