Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Apr 03 2006
Itching to play with paper-mache again
This time of year I always think of the fun I had as a child, making paper-mache items. My mother was a master at making something from nothing. She taught me how to take a basic cardboard form and layer it with paste-soaked newspaper strips and then, once the project was dry, apply bright acrylic paint to create my own bangled bracelet. Easter eggs were easy to make because balloons make such great egg shapes. I haven't worked at it for a very long time, but I keep meaning to delve into the whole process again and sculpt something artistic. Once I do get time to play, I see that there are some great new resource and idea books, such as Paperwork : Enhancing Your Home with Paper-Mache (Inspirations)
and Arnold Grummer's Complete Guide to Paper Casting
.
Both those titles will probably teach you more about making "pretty" things
with paper-mache, but if you want to try your hand at art that will scare its
viewers a bit you might get a copy of The Simple Screamer
,
which will teach you how to use cloth and paper to make a few haunted looking critters
to liven up the place.
posted at: 16:25 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
This time of year I always think of the fun I had as a child, making paper-mache items. My mother was a master at making something from nothing. She taught me how to take a basic cardboard form and layer it with paste-soaked newspaper strips and then, once the project was dry, apply bright acrylic paint to create my own bangled bracelet. Easter eggs were easy to make because balloons make such great egg shapes. I haven't worked at it for a very long time, but I keep meaning to delve into the whole process again and sculpt something artistic. Once I do get time to play, I see that there are some great new resource and idea books, such as Paperwork : Enhancing Your Home with Paper-Mache (Inspirations)
and Arnold Grummer's Complete Guide to Paper Casting.
Both those titles will probably teach you more about making "pretty" things
with paper-mache, but if you want to try your hand at art that will scare its
viewers a bit you might get a copy of The Simple Screamer,
which will teach you how to use cloth and paper to make a few haunted looking critters
to liven up the place.
posted at: 16:25 | category: /Playing | link to this entry
