Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Pigasaurus Rex


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?


Hmmmm……..

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! 

Meet Pigasaurus Rex   (I always seem to channel creatures, don't I? LOL)








AND I used a few more of these numerous
paper beads! LOL




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7 comments:

  1. ann @ studiohydeMay 23, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    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.

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  2. CJ KennedyMay 23, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    I needed a smile today, and this did the trick

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  3. KimMay 23, 2012 at 6:01 PM

    i smiled too

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  4. TimareeMay 24, 2012 at 12:57 AM

    Pigasaurus 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?

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  5. bohemiannie! artMay 24, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    I totally love her!!! You just have all kinds of talent!!!

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  6. trinity8419May 24, 2012 at 10:12 PM

    This 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.

    Does this material hold up well -- i.e., would it crack if a kid dropped it? Looks like too much fun not to try :-)

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  7. joMay 25, 2012 at 6:58 PM

    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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