New technique

I have this styrofoam head that I got to use in my Etsy shop as a display piece. It is so boring as it is. I didn't know what to do with it - maybe get her a wig? Then I saw the beautiful head in Pam Carriker's book "Art at the Speed of Life" and I knew right away what to do with my styrofoam head - alter it! I did research on the intranet on using plaster, tracked down the product to use at Ben Franklin Crafts (love that store!) and decided to use newspaper and gel medium to cover the head first. I don't have it painted yet as I'm waiting for the plaster to completely set. However it looks pretty good already.





I plan on having the newsprint still show in her eyes - I'll have to see how that looks. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone