Creating a prototype for my project, I came to many conclusions and observations regarding the process and the use of materials for my sculptures. I will describe the advantages and disadvantages of the materials one by one and how I am trying to change them while creating my final works.
At first the decision accepted by my teacher was to use modroc which was to be based on a wire skeleton. Unfortunately, the modroc is made with a very thin material and when I applied it directly to the wire without any additional support, the modroc was sinking in places where there was no wire or anything to hold the modroc. It looked very unsightly and to camouflage it, the consumption of modroc and even a patch of powder would be too large and time-consuming. Even using chicken wire didn't give the desired results. I thought about making paper mass to fill in the gaps between the wire framework. Once again, this was a bad idea due to the use of quite a lot of water when mixing the pulp, which takes days to dry. When creating the final outcomes, I will try to stuff dry paper or some newspapers and then lay the blue on them. It should also help to reduce the weight of the sculptures due to the light weight of the paper.
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