Art Portfolio Two - Creation Process 2

I chose the same plastic container as the one I used for the last experiment, because the resin did not effect it at all and it has a large hole that I can comfortably work the fish in. I placed the sculpture inside and marked the level of resin needed to drown the fish.

Then I poured water into the marked container and poured it into a measuring pot. The water was around 48 ml, therefore I needed 32 ml resin and 16 ml hardener to make a mixture that would cover the fish. Using the measuring pot I poured 32 ml of water into a coffee cup and marked it with a pen, and then added 16 ml more and marked it again.

I used a glue gun to fasten the sculpture to the bottom of the container. I glued it at the lower fin and down the tail as well.

Then I cut cardboard pieces and glued them together in the way that you see below which keeps the container tilted  and stable when I add resin. And the reason for the tilted look is that I want the bottle to look as if it was moving through water.

Then I used the coffee cup to prepare the resin mixture in. I added few drops of blue colouring to the mixture and used a wooden stick to blend it for three minutes. It was mentioned in the instructions that it should be three minutes at minimum because it could streak if it was not blended well.

Then I poured the mixture in the container and waited for it to harden. The hardening time is usually between 8 -12 hours, however due to its small size it took about six hours to fully solidify. I waited for 12 hours anyway.

The result:

After 12 hours I went to the sculpture and found the resin completely solid and the fish was beautifully visible with some bubbles around it. The container however, has unexpectedly reacted to resin and melted near the tail of the fish. The tail was not damaged and neither was the sculpture. I do not know how this happened, but the bottle is still intact so I am going to use it as it is.