The Making of the Big Pot
for The Pottery Detectives Exhibition

Arizona State Museum would like to thank CemRock for donating a portion of their services in creating the Big Pot. "We came to CemRock with our idea for an oversized pot because we knew of their reputation," explains ASM exhibition curator Russell Varineau, "Their attention to detail and interest in museum-quality educational projects is very impressive."

Here you can see the process that resulted in the Big Pot - from miniature foam sculpture to rebar skeleton to a shower of fiberglass coating to final paint and decoration

CemRock, www.cemrock.com, has created interactive environments for museums, zoos and aquaria all over the country since 1978 (in addition to golf course, commercial, and residential landscape environments). “The educational value of our exhibit environments is limitless. We understand the message that educational institutions such as museums and zoos want to communicate – stimulation, interaction, preservation, and education,” says Dave Taplin, CemRock’s VP for marketing.

Left:

• Making the foam model
• The rebar skeleton with the model at the center
• Adding mesh to the frame
• Adding foam to the mesh

Below:

• Shaping the dried foam
• Moving the pot to the warehouse to apply fiberglass
• Spraying on and rolling down the fiberglass