When you're stuck like glue...

[venta]

Well, last night condign came round and covered me in Vaseline.
Well, technically I covered myself in Vaseline, so the plaster of paris bandages which he was about to cover me in didn't stick.

I now have a full-face plaster mask of myself, which, once dry, I'll be able to papier mache and paint. I'm also temporarily in possession of one of condign, though it's a bit lumpy as my plaster-application-skills proved to be inferior.

Actually, given how malleable the plaster appears to be, I'm slightly surprised that the masks don't look more like the people they're made on. I'm not sure, for example, that I'd recognise my own as my face if I'd seen it in other circumstances.

Getting plastered is a slightly odd experience, as it involves keeping your face completely still for around half an hour. Which is probably the longest I've shut up in ages :) We managed surprisingly well with gesticulation - though I failed to understand condign miming "Nobody minds having a space hopper around the house".

Continuing our arts-and-crafts theme, he also tried to teach me a few basics of oriental calligraphy. Which is a lot harder than it looks :( I know none of the characters, but I love the stylised flower and animal paintings... sadly, it looks like I won't be churning out beautiful pictures of bamboo and pandas any time soon. Bloody hobbies that require skill and practice, bah!

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[venta.livejournal.com]

We used some stuff called 'Model Roc' (spelling phonetic, I only heard it said!), which you can buy in art supply shops.

It's like plaster-impregnated webbing; you soak it in water, and slop it on someone's face. Pretty much like the bandages they use to make pot arms an so on, I believe.

[floralaetifica.livejournal.com]

Yes indeedy, ModRoc. Lovely stuff. It's the stuff you use to make landscapes for model railways, etc.