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!

Comments

Playing with latex

[uitlander]

Hmm, we used to do a similar thing in my DWAS costume making days. I remember 'plastering up' someone to make a full head mask once - his main complaint was the two drinking straws that had to be inserted up the nostrils to ensure an oxygen supply. Then there were the hours of fun that came later... We took a cast from the original cast, to make a bust, and then added plasticene to these until we had sculpted the monsters head. Then you take another cast of the new scary head, and whey-hey - you too can turn into a silurian. Of course, some strange people seem to think that this behaviour is in some way strange.

[quisalan.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of this mask making. I think I may have to try it soon...

What kind of plaster and bandages do you use?

Ahem

[condign.livejournal.com]

You did your absolute best to make that sound dubious before putting it in a cut, didn't you?

You'd mentioned the subject line, 'Last night I got plastered with Condign' (better as even, 'Last night I got condignly plastered'), which doesn't have half the double-entendre value. Really, you will begin to get me a reputation...

plaster of paris

[thegreenman.livejournal.com]

I saw Anthony Gormley's statue in Chichester Cathedral crypt. Same technique but all over body cast and seriously weird.
...but it works as sculpture in that location.