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The Tree That Never Grew
- Completely cover the clay mould with tinfoil.
- Cut some rice paper into strips.
- Mix a solution of half water – half PVA glue.
- Dip the rice paper onto the form – I use cotton buds to press into small grooves and corners.
- smooth the rice paper with fingers so that it all melds together
- When the mould is covered with one layer of rice paper allow to dry overnight – no more plastic or wet cloths.
- We will be repeating that SEVEN time – What else have you got to do?
This is great Christine. But at what stage did you use papier-mâché mache.
Sorry, Chris. I didn’t make that clear. The paper mache is made with the rice paper dipped in the PVA solution. It is very fine for working in detail if required and when dry it is amazingly strong and extremely lightweight. It is supposed to be seven layers with allowing time to dry in between each layer. I can also become quite smooth if you want it to be.