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[[File:creche-provencale.jpg|thumb|Typical nativity scene depicted with Santons from Provence.]] | [[File:creche-provencale.jpg|thumb|Typical nativity scene depicted with Santons from Provence.]] | ||
[[File:santons_process-5.jpg|thumb|Fabrication of the molds for stincky bug species.]] | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santon_(figurine) Santons from Provence] are small, colorful clay figurines that represent the Nativity scene in Christmas cribs (the baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph, with the donkey and ox supposed to warm the child with their breath), the Three Wise Men and the shepherds, as well as a whole series of small figures representing the inhabitants of a Provençal village and their traditional trades. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santon_(figurine) Santons from Provence] are small, colorful clay figurines that represent the Nativity scene in Christmas cribs (the baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph, with the donkey and ox supposed to warm the child with their breath), the Three Wise Men and the shepherds, as well as a whole series of small figures representing the inhabitants of a Provençal village and their traditional trades. | ||
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In the purpose of a small-scale mass production to use those figurines as a pedagogical tool for entomology initiation, I am now experimenting on molding: plaster molds are not flexible enough for the level of details of arthropods’ anatomy, thus I am working on latex molds to make plaster copies that would be light, robust and convenient to paint by hand. | In the purpose of a small-scale mass production to use those figurines as a pedagogical tool for entomology initiation, I am now experimenting on molding: plaster molds are not flexible enough for the level of details of arthropods’ anatomy, thus I am working on latex molds to make plaster copies that would be light, robust and convenient to paint by hand. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||