#plaster bandage

[processart]

plaster bandage II; Covering the remaining five cardboard structures

Having more indentations due to prolonged soakage in the lake water, covering the larger tubes was a little more difficult. Although this added to the unique form of each tube and I managed to cover all five, I need to use more bandage than expected to completely disguise the holes of the mesh in the bandage. This would also help to firm up the structures, similar to to first five.

Inspired by a fellow classmate and her work threading fishing wire through a crochet hat, I realised that I could possibly thread lettering into the plaster bandage. It was workable, although if I was to continue to build up the plaster bandage, the detail of the outline would be largely lost so I abandoned that idea for now. 

The top image shows a cropped, high contrast image of the ten structures I made against a black a1 sheet of paper. I like this image as it portrays a more abstract view of the structures.

[processart]

progression from ''cardboardia'; Using plaster bandage to cover cardboard

Having a pre-cut pile of plaster bandage and using water to soak the bandage. Then apply each piece individually to completely cover the surface area evenly. This took me some time to do and I have more to cover but the plaster dries quickly and is very easy to work with.

[ukharkarblog]

Plaster Bandage Market 2019- Global Analysis and Forecasts by Type ( Holding Plaster, Plaster splint, Plaster casts, Plaster Torso, Special types of gypsum ), Application ( Upper limb and lower leg fractures, The swelling parts , Limbs and legs, Fixed torso, For congenital hip dislocation ), Regions, Trends, Growth and Market Size

[k00247013]

Plaster bandage cast of balloons to create breasts.

I plan to place a bra over them so as not to have a "female nipple" on show, as social media thought us that, to see mens nipples is okay but females' are porn. I also want to paint graffiti about womens bodies and social standards onto the cast. I chose to do this as I have been looking previously at the beauty standards imposed on women through the media

[artmolds]

Many Uses of Plaster of Paris Bandages

Mold making and casting is not just about the materials like clay, waxes, resins, rubbers and so on. It also requires a range of secondary materials and other supplies. They may not s…

A simple roll of plaster of Paris bandages proves to be very useful during mold making and life casting. It can provide support to soft molds made of rubber or alginate and render them rigid for casting.

[emmafrancisartist]

"The Body that Cannot be Spoken"

Inspired by the myth of Philomela

[artschoolsketchbook-blog1-blog]

Plaster-casting your face

Not as terrifying as you think

Still not as fun as you think

[artschoolsketchbook-blog1-blog]

This is why you need friends in art school

One of the projects we're working on is a full-scale figure.  We were given the option of working with plaster bandage.  I'm working on casting myself, and hanging the figure from the roof (there's other details but this is the important part right now).  It's going to be a little interesting, since it's going to be hanging...You can't exactly hang someone and cast them that way to get the pose right.  The legs were going to be the hardest part, with gravity affecting the feet, so we figured doing it lying down should work alright.

A couple things happened, however.  The main being that it didn't seem like the plaster bandage would separate from the tights, so we'd have to cut them off me (I kinda suspected this, so I brought a change of clothes).  That then meant that if I wanted to do the legs in separate pieces, I'd have to obtain a second pair of tights.  I really didn't want to do that, and I also wanted to cast it all in one go because of the pose.  I didn't want to fiddle around with trying to get knees to join right and the like, so we said 'yolo' and did it all in one go.  Took up half the class and then most of lunch, but we did it.

The hardest part was getting me out, mostly because of how my foot was bent, all up in the heel area.  But it turned out great and I'm really happy with the pose and we got to make a few good leg puns

(Photo of me taken by myahdraws)