Plaster casting

Posted on September 6, 2016 Updated on September 6, 2016

This week’s class is brought to you with inspiration from a recent episode of the BBC’s Countryfile.

For those who missed it, we’re going to try a bit of plaster casting. The programme showed artist Rachel Dein demonstrating how to make a cast of flowers and plants by pressing them into clay to leave an impression. Then plaster is poured in and when it sets, it leaves a delicate piece of 3D art.

We will be trying to make our own wee tableaus – using flowers (if they’re sturdy enough) or other household items. Screws, nails or keys would probably work well, for example.

Don’t think Countryfile is available to watch again but you can see Rachel Dein’s work here.