1. Do not rely on my memory for the homemade paper clay recipe. My first attempt was just the dissolved toilet tissue, dry wall compound and some baby oil. It smelled nice but was not smooth and pliable like in the YouTube video.
2. Remember to add the glue and corn flour. Frig. So I added the glue but had no corn flour so I added a 1/4 cup of plaster of Paris. Hmmm. Not so sure this is going to work. But let's give it a go. Right?
Hmmm. "Keep going," my "Little Inner Artista Gal" says......
Well, at least the material is workable, but does not smooth out to create a nice surface. Artista gal says, "Keep going and we will sand it smooth once it dries."
24 hours later and the head is still very moist. It was the consistency of a wet sponge ball after the family dog has played with it for an hour. Yuck!
Did I mention that I didn't squeeze the water out of the wet toilet paper until is measure 110 grams.....nope. Didn't do that either.
#3. Follow instructions to the letter.
LOL. Ya right.
Like that will ever happen.
So now what?
I didn't want to throw in the towel just yet and waste all the materials used to date. Artista Gal is not saying much this morning but I sense she has a smug look on her face and may just be rolling her eyes a bit. "Keep going."
I didn't quite like the shape of the face at this point so I added a fuller jaw line and turned my attention to a more pressing problem.
How to help dry up some of the moisture?
The heat stick.
Nope. That is just making this sodden dog's toy just a warmer version.
Damn.
Sewing pattern paper perhaps?
Seems to do the trick with a little ModPodge to smooth things out.
There we go, a rounder, cuter version of what I had earlier this morning. I especially like the blue eyes as the give you the creeps when you look into them.
The head was still too moist to sand, so why not add some paint then. Green and yellow undertones with a metallic rust for accent. The sewing pattern paper has given the head a wrinkly texture like this creation has been out in the hot sun most of its ears. I call it the creation as I haven't given it a sex as yet.....not sure that I will. Though the dress form body is somewhat suggestive; I will have to see what I can do about that. More sewing pattern paper and then some strips of cheese cloth.
I made an attempt of giving the form so shoulders but it was a failure. So after spraying some rusty nail distress ink and brushing on some black acrylic paint I decided to make a pair of wings to give our creation some more definition in the shoulder area.
Before retiring for the night I attached the wings that I fashioned out of a note pad that I made a few years back that was in the shape of a heart but never used. Also, previously I had been cleaning out my jewelry cabinet of items I never wear and this multi colored heart just seemed to be the right piece. But it still didn't feel right. I sat there in my art room looking for the answer. Over to my left was my stash of yarn and fibers to be used with my 80's vintage knitting machines. There among many spools of chunky wool was a finer brown fiber. But how to make it look like hair? How to stick it to this still damp head? After playing a bit with long strands of the brown fibers, straight pins and a product called Glossy Accents used as glue a lovely head of hair was created. Hopefully it still will be attached in the morning.
I think I am done.
She now resides on the lower shelf to the right of my desk, but high enough that she can watch me as I play with papers and glue on my desk in nights to come. I will take care to notice of the changes in her facial features as her head dries out more as the days and weeks pass. It is my hopes that there will come a day that I will perhaps be able to sand her face and give her a more youthful appearance. We will also make a decision then as to the fate of her horns.
But I think you will agree with me in what a difference same hair makes.
Thanks for coming along on this creative adventure with us.
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