{"id":503,"date":"2021-01-22T04:01:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T04:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recreations.com.au\/?p=503"},"modified":"2023-08-31T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:52:49","slug":"paper-sculpture-sea-shells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recreations.subtleglitch.com.au\/?p=503","title":{"rendered":"Paper sculpture – Seashells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the years I’ve collected a number of shells and I’ve often wondered if they could be ReCreated in paper. Ultimately, my goal is to incorporate them into art pieces*, so this project is the first stage.

Q:<\/strong> Can you guess which of the shells in the image above are real and which are paper?<\/em>
(Answer is at the end of this post!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shells are cast from recycled paper. I make a plaster cast by rubbing Vaseline over the surfaces of shells (cooking oil spray works too) and placing them into a bed of Plaster of Paris. It’s important to make the plaster thick enough so the shells don’t sink further than half way. It’s also important to choose shells that don’t have ridges or curves that will prevent the shell from being lifted when the plaster is dry. As a safeguard, I ‘plug’ the crevices where plaster may leak with plasticine – see image below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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