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To make the casts, Wiseman creates these floppy rubber molds. He refrains from creating the kind of hardened shell that’s typically used to stabilize such molds because he prefers for each cast to turn out a bit different. The Wall Forest is what initially led him into the world of ceiling and wall reliefs; a collector saw his work in New York and recommended him for the ceiling commission that would prompt his move back to Los Angeles.