Plaster bandage crafts

Here's how to make an interesting bronze-effect sculpture using . It's a great hands on messy project perfect for older kids - or to make as a joint project with a younger child.

Kids love to do masks I have discovered, and the crazier the better. I came up with this lesson for one of my summer classes and have done ...

Buy ModRoc Plaster of Paris Bandage Rolls at Baker Ross. Bumper classpack for even better value! A fine gauze material impregnated with quick drying plaster. Simply dip into water, wrap and shape - it will set like rock. 3D models can easily be made by ap

Making your own plaster bandages is a great way to save money. Plaster bandages can be used for medical purposes or for casting body parts for art. Getting the consistency for the plaster correct can take a few tries, but once you get it down, the process is easy.

Do you know the work of Giacometti ? He was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printer. His trademark are the stretched statues that l...

As I already wrote, my art classes keep me very busy. Usually I have a lot of projects to do, and I wanted to share one of the latest. It's a plaster cast of my own hand with a quilled Monarch butterfly. I like the contrast between the plain white sculpture and the colorful Monarch, between the rough surface of the hand and the intricate filigree of the butterfly. As for the technical details, 1/8"(3mm)-wide paper strips of 4 tints were used for the butterfly. It took me about half a day to…

My 9 year-old step-grandson has been bugging me to do an art project with him. I suggested an old favorite project of mine, making a direct cast of the face. So today he was dropped off at my house for two hours, giving us ample time to make the mask cast, to cast his fist in two parts and reassemble them, to eat a bowlful of melon, and even time for him to harass the cat! We started by tying a covering over his hair. A shower cap is a good alternative. Then we greased up his face with…