All this paper, and packaging, and cardboard, and STUFF!
What to do?
(I’ve had enough of journals for the moment.)
What about papier mâché/paper clay?
I ripped up some magazine pages and cardboard, added the
leftover bits from the journal making, put them all into a large pot and
covered with water.
After they had soaked overnight I blended them with a stick
blender, essentially making paper ‘soup’. (I added a few drops of bleach just to make sure it didn't get moldy.)
Then I just took out a few handfuls, squeezed out the excess
water, added some plain white Elmer’s glue to make a kind of modeling clay and
sculpted away!
I baked him in a 200° oven, added paint, sealed with an
acrylic glaze and voilà!
AND I used a few more of these numerous
paper beads! LOL
Oh my...I love him. He's SO cute. Do I sense that his back is made from paper beads! (I've made some, and recognise the shape...i think)lol.
ReplyDeleteI needed a smile today, and this did the trick
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ReplyDeletePigasaurus Rex! He is so cute and you've named him perfectly. I haven't done paper Mac he since I was a teenager when I made fat bangle bracelets. Are you making more critters?
ReplyDeleteI totally love her!!! You just have all kinds of talent!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great, it should reside in a place honor in a roadside BBQ joint! In the South, of course :-) I thought the paper beads were empty .22 cartridges at first, which made me think of the infestation of feral hogs we have here everywhere.
ReplyDeleteDoes this material hold up well -- i.e., would it crack if a kid dropped it? Looks like too much fun not to try :-)
Rex is so cute. Makes me wanna squeeze him. Very creative. What else can you throw in the pot and come up with?
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