Two years in the making.

A comprehensive map of sicilian cities and towns of all nine provinces of Sicily.

This is nether a road map nor topographical map but instead a boundry map showing

the geographical outline  of each commune in Sicily.  In addition, each provncial separation

is clearly seen by means of a separate casting.  The 9 provinces in Sicly are: Palermo, Catania,

Messina, Siracusa, Agrigento, Trapani, Caltanissetta, Enna, Ragusa. 

The process of creating a large scale map divided into nine sections was tidious and time

consuming.  A full scale tracing was done on 1/8" masonite and then mounted on 3/4" plywood.

Each province was then cut out and formed a puzzle piece for the map.  Working on each

province required research to locate every town and engrave the name within its boundry.

A coat of sealer was put over the finished model province and making a mold could begin.

Fifteen coats of latex rubber was applied to the surface and edge of each finsihed model province.

A mother mold plaster shell was poured on top of the rubber to support the casting.

Hydrostone plaster was poured into the latex rubber mold and once set,  a white plaster cast of

the model emerged. The casting was then colored with a light watercolor wash and each town

name was boldly painted in black.   The nine pieces were then placed on a prepared plywood wall

interlocked and set with trim screws .