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Anthill Art

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Casting ant colonies and other things with molten metal, mostly aluminum and sometimes brass and zinc.

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Anthill Art
@anthillart Nov 26, 2023, 6:25 PM UTC

Casting a Fire Ant Colony with Molten Aluminum (Cast #043)

▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- An incredible metal structure is made by pouring molten aluminum into a fire ant colony. The resulting cast is huge, weighing 17.9 lbs. and reaching a depth of 18 inches. --- ▶…

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Anthill Art
@anthillart Nov 26, 2023, 5:49 PM UTC

Casting a Fire Ant Colony with Aluminum (Anthill Art Cast #127)

▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- A fairly large fire ant colony is cast with molten aluminum. The surface mound of this colony was not built up very high, probably due to the recent cold weather, but from the…

15 upvotes 0 replies $0.17
Anthill Art
@anthillart Feb 19, 2023, 2:13 AM UTC

Anthill Art Cast #126 Fire Ant Colony on a Log - Anthill Art Cast #126 ...

Anthill Art Cast #126 Fire Ant Colony on a Log - Anthill Art Cast #126. 10.9 lb of aluminum, 11" deep and 15" max width. Oak base, med brown stain, satin polyurethane finish. I treated the wood with…

12 upvotes 1 replies $0.22
Anthill Art
@anthillart Feb 19, 2023, 1:59 AM UTC

Casting an Ant Hill on a Log with Aluminum (Cast #126)

▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- This is an aluminum casting of a fire ant colony which was built around a log. The log can be partially seen on the left side of the hill but most of it is covered by the dirt…

617 upvotes 3 replies $4.58
Anthill Art
@anthillart Jan 22, 2023, 12:13 AM UTC

Aluminum Fire Ant Colony in A log I recently did a cast of a fire ant ...

Aluminum Fire Ant Colony in A log I recently did a cast of a fire ant colony that was built around a large log. I'm trying to keep the log with final display. https://storageapi.fleek.co/nathansenn-t…

30 upvotes 0 replies $0.48
Anthill Art
@anthillart Dec 19, 2022, 12:50 AM UTC

Casting an Ant Colony in a Stump with Molten Aluminum (Cast #121)

▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- This is the possibly the craziest cast I’ve ever attempted and definitely the most challenging. This is a field ant colony (species Formica pallidefulva) with a single entrance…

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Anthill Art
@anthillart Dec 19, 2022, 12:44 AM UTC

Ant Colony in a Stump - Cast with Aluminum Finally finished the stump ...

Ant Colony in a Stump - Cast with Aluminum Finally finished the stump cast. https://storageapi.fleek.co/nathansenn-team-bucket/dbuzz-images/dbuzz-image-1671410576774.jpeg Posted via D.Buzz

20 upvotes 0 replies $0.20
Anthill Art
@anthillart Sep 5, 2022, 12:47 AM UTC

I got the cast free from the stump. It's been a while since I did but ...

I got the cast free from the stump. It's been a while since I did but I didn't update here yet. I hope to keep it in the wood for display if it doesn't crack too bad as it dries. I have tons of foota…

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Anthill Art
@anthillart Aug 17, 2022, 1:05 AM UTC

Removing an Aluminum Ant Colony from a Stump Day 10

▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- It took 10 days of cutting and digging but I finally got it out. I had cut down to dirt around the wood the cast is in and it still wouldn't budge. I noticed the last piece was…

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Anthill Art
@anthillart Aug 17, 2022, 12:31 AM UTC

## Aluminum Ant Colony Cast in a Stump I poured this ant colony with a ...

## Aluminum Ant Colony Cast in a Stump I poured this ant colony with aluminum, then spent the next 10 days digging and cutting it out. I finally got it out yesterday. This is the day before I got it…

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