Re: [papercreters] PC Art

Thanks Terry.

The link took me directly to the pics - all very helpful. I'll just do a 5 gal bucket for my test piece - probably make it 4"x4"x1". I saved some purple heart wood chips from woodworking class & will add that. I'm excited. I have some quarter inch wire mesh & some screen wire mesh - probably will use the screen since it's finer. I have some maroon cement pigment I could use for added color. I don.t know if thats better or acrylics. I'd never use acrylics to make morter. It makes it flake apart. Alternatively I could add color on the surface after it's dried.

Carrol

slurryguy <slurryguy@yahoo.com> wrote:

I look forward to seeing pictures of your finished sculpture when
it's painted and everything. Very nice.

In an earlier picture in that same album you can see Terry with her
alpaca. See if you can guess which is which.

I've heard it said before that over time people tend to look like
their dog's. Does this apply with alpacas too? Take a look at her
pic and you be the judge.

:)

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Terry" <blazingsaddles@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Carrol,
>
> I've just recently experimented with doing a wall sculpture out of
papercrete, I just uploaded the photos, go to the group website and
look for Terry's Photos and go to the second page, they're the last
pictures added. Or maybe this link will get you there faster:
>
> http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/photos/browse/d268?
b=17&m=t&o=0
>
> I used a piece of mirror to build a clay sculpture on so that I
would have a smooth surface for the background. I then taped
cardboard strips on end around the sculpture and poured plaster to
make a mold. After the mold was done I made a batch of papercrete in
my tow mixer - most went to make blocks - I grabbed a few handfuls
and squeezed out quite a bit of the water on wire mesh then pushed
the PC into the mold and around the edges on top of the mold for the
background to about a 1/4 inch thickness, then set a heavy block on
it to compress it and left it for a day or so. Once I pop the
finished product out of the mold I let it sit in the sun to
completely dry.
>
> The 1/4 inch background area can crack if manhandled but otherwise
it's pretty sturdy. The sculpture part itself is quite strong.
>
> And that's as far as I've gotten.
>
> Also, Judith mentioned sloshing, I've found that if I put the paper
into the mixer and fill with water and let it sit for a couple of
days, then add the rest of the ingredients when I'm ready to mix it I
don't have any sloshing at all. The paper breaks down really fast
when soaked. I don't even have to pull newspaper pages apart when I
do it this way, which can be a little time consuming and boring, I
can just toss the whole things in there if I soak them. I haven't
had any sloshing at all if I let them soak. Of course if you're
making a batch more than every couple of days this isn't going to
work for you.
>
> When I pull the newspapers apart to a couple pages each, then add
water and other ingredients and immediately start towing, the first
turns of the blade grab those papers and they push the water which
then sloshes out the top of the mixer. I'd like to make a cover for
my mixer but haven't gotten around to that yet.
>
> Anyway, just thought I'd mention that.
>
> Terry
>

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