This morning I added more paper bits to the liquidy "clay" I had from yesterday to try and get a better consistency, but it didn't work. In a last attempt to salvage the clay I added flour to it, essentially combining the first recipe I tried and the second, but to no avail. I decided to call it quits on my original idea (for now) and headed to Lowe's to get some wire mesh. I didn't end up finding the same gauge and type of wire mesh that I used at school for my last sculpture, but what I found was pretty workable. I made an armature out of the wire that had most of the main components I originally had in my sketch- an arch, a large box-like compartment, and a floating balcony. The consistency of the "clay" which I should honestly call slop at this point was still really sticky, and I had a tough time getting it to get off my fingers and make it stick to the wire. The end result is completely not what I was going for, since it looks kind of like a mudslide in the form of a sculpture, but!!! I am going to be very very happy if it dried properly and becomes an actual piece I can pick up. In the future I want to go back and try the first recipe of paper clay I had found, because I really loved the texture of the test run bowl I had made. I wonder if the heat that the second piece dried in is what made the made the clay fall apart. Anyways, I hope when this piece dries it at least has an interesting texture to it. wire armaturethe wet piece
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