OH! my favorite topic!! non-house build use of PC-type recipes
Like I say.. it's an IDEA so many ways to use it. this is where that
CELLULOSE newspaper insulation comes in strong. also just paper +
clay can work great too.
I made up lime + clay + cellulose mix into a mold.. it is good for
plaster as I've said, , not PC blocks.. but the fluffy cotton-candy
like cellulose takes well to shaping into small forms, molds, etc.
CROWN MOLDING- I save the long cardboard V shaped slats that come from
washing machine and stove shipping boxes. these are 4' long, can have
pc mix applied onto them, and sculpted or embed items into to make a
'ceiling molding' or wall trim, picture frame
Modern molding is heavy resin or styrofoam type stuff anyway-- the
ceiling medallions are too. so you could make your own. Making a
bunch of small shapes - flowers, dots, etc then attaching to the PC
medallion form, then paint.. save your self $50 for a blank
medallion.
I found that using the Chinese lime+ paper recipe** see below that I
can make the poured/cast gypsum stuff so big in the 19405- 50s
all those plaques of dancing girls, pink cherubs, sail boats, Spanish
dancers on the walls of homes were cast plaster of Paris.)
I tried using fine cross shredded paper, with the lime soaked for a
month, then pressed into a mold.. I used copper cookie molds, and
anything deep enough to make a pattern show up on top.
I did not do fine scroll work or lacy stuff.. but there is a web site
that does this with gyp and plaster Paris, very popular and fancy
sheet molds are sold.
www.victorialarsen.com
She sells mostly lacy "ladies" stuff for decoration.. but a fine
papercrete mix could certainly be painted, once molded and dried.
cookie cutters in heart shape, etc let you do a nice practice run.
I used to make heart shaped samples of fibercrete and my guy customers
thought I was flirting! ( well...maybe I was <wink> a new husband
could come in handy sometime!)
Also what came out GREAT for art was a PC/fibercrete mix cut into
thick hearts, with a hole in the top. I tied raffia paper string
thru, and bundled 6 hearts with raffia tied around the neck of a large
jug..so I made a nice look.
Paper beads, face masks, yard art stuff can be sculpted with PC. the
trick is to let it DRAIN on a screen, keep going back and testing by
shaping with your hands.. when it is best workable for you is the
time to start making shapes. use wire armature, etc like papier
mache. adding more real clay- fire clay ( the stuff used in pottery)
clay to these mixes makes them more workable too..
--
Chinese Lime Plaster recipe I made a drinking cup by molding this
stuff over a glass.. turned back to limestone... used it for a flower
jar until i broke it.
Chinese recipe for Paper Lime plaster [interior use]
By WEIGHT-1 part (lb.) chopped/shredded paper-office paper – or
newspaper insulation to 10 parts (lb.) soft lime putty (type N or S
hydrated lime soaked in water 48 hours)
Mix well in large bucket or bin with tight lid. Seal lid.
Let mellow 2-4 weeks, stir in 1/2-1 parts sharp sand to make more trowelable.
Mix with paint stem/paddle blade to make creamy..
Spread on wall by hand or trowel. Sculpt and dry. feather edges thin
at stop points.
Can be limewashed; embed tiles while soft.
Adding extra sand gives a stronger, more old world plaster/mortar
look; for outdoor use eliminate paper or coat with sealer, or
waterglass.
Note from Charmaine: Successfully applied to new and old DRYWALL,
particle board on my work studio & bathroom walls.
resources:
National Lime Assoc www.lime.org/
Pargeting-decorative lime www.kettlenet.co.uk/ << gorgeous UK
fancy molding
US Parks Building articles: www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm
Lime plaster on Straw Bales: http://solarhaven.org/Construction4Lime.htm
Tadelakt lime plaster- www.naturalpaint.com.au/
Building Conservation-Lime articles: www.buildingconservation.com/
Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
Toll Free Order: 1-888-441-1632
www.dirtcheapbuilder.com www. papercrete.com
PO Box 375, Cutten CA 95534
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