![]() So we’re gonna try to think of the composition that we want. This is the rim of a plastic takeout container that I’ve cut out and then we can cast inside of it. And we’re going to use this part with the rim facing down to contain the plaster. So these are standard little drinking plastic cups, and I’ve cut them in half. I can also use these little cookie cutter forms, or if you want to go really small, you could use a cut-up paper roll or the rim of a little plastic cup. Of course, the size is limited to what you have. So the hinge makes it really easy to release. It depends a little bit on the side that you want, something that works really well is a spring form. So you can use different types of things. So we have to keep a boundary around your plaster piece to contain the wet plaster while it’s casting. So this is good enough and then you have to think of a mold. So you can use a dowel or maybe the handle of a broom or something if you don’t have a rolling pin. If you have a little piece of clay like this, it’s gonna leave marks over your surface and it has to be a wooden rolling pin, if you use plastic, it’s also gonna stick a lot. The last bit of rolling, of course, you want to make sure your rolling pin is nice and clean. If you’re using clay that you’ve used before, sometimes you get like here little air bubbles, I just smooth them a bit with my finger.Įventually we’re gonna press flowers into it so it will grab the attention with the details, not those kinds of little imperfections. It doesn’t have to be specifically straight or even you just want it to be nice and smooth. If you want to do really deep relief then you want the clay to be at least as thick as that. You want it a bit thicker than the type of plants you’re gonna use. So in this case I try to roll it nice and smooth as flat as I can. So think of what kind of surface you want to use underneath. If you use something too smooth, like if I were to use the marble of the table, it would stick really badly to it and then it would make your life really difficult. So using textile or unvarnished wood will make it really easy for the clay to release so it doesn’t stick. ![]() What helps is to use some kind of plank of wood or a piece of textile underneath. So first I try to make it as flat as possible by hand and using a rolling pin, you can try to make it a nice even slab so that we can cast all our flowers in it. So you don’t want clay that has a lot of little pieces of what’s called chamotte (grog), little pieces of hard clay inside to give it stability, but in your case, you want it as smooth as possible. You want it to be quite soft and you want to make sure the texture is pretty fine. So you can also reuse it afterwards for other things. It doesn’t really matter what type, because we won’t be actually baking it. So to get started, we’re gonna use clay and you want a soft clay. So you can just use all the details of a plant to create these little keepsakes and I’ll show you how to make them yourself at home. You don’t have to invent anything beautiful like this nature does it for you. And then you get this beautiful relief coming from the plant itself. And the idea is to use plants, leaves, flowers that you find anywhere, and then press them into clay to create this mold, temporary mold in which we can cast plaster. So this is one example of the things we can make today. Today I’m gonna show you how to make plaster castings of plants.
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