Thanks again for reminding me of those two intense moments in the past. But I would like to hear back from you by Email, and I would like you to notify me of your new posts. I don’t know what HTML tags are, so I am requesting that you not post my comments. What do you recommend? And, 2.) How much oil do you wipe out of your mold?……,2.) what did you use to wipe it out a rag, etc.?…… 3.) Can use the mold more than once?… and I suppose you’d have to ‘reoil” again? And, 4.) Is plaster of paris washable from the towels? 1.) I forget what we used to hold our hair back. /And, that finally, all that leads me to the 4 questions I have for you. We then tried another method that also stands out in as a highlighted memory, but not one of peace, but one of that was traumatic in its intensity. However, now I realize that our class back then wasn’t given the instructions to “smooth out the creases.” So all of our clay masks had bandage creasemarks. When my partner was “doing” my face, I had the most wonderful, peaceful, completely and total feeling of peace and relaxation Now, 32 years later I still hold those few minutes as something precious. Anyway, we each had a partner using the plaster of paris technique on each other. My sister 3 years older than me is flying to see me next month I did this back in 1981/1982? at a ceramics class at the Des Moines Art Center in Des Moines, Iowa…I was in my mid-thirties then, I guess. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions! Cheers! - Jan You could just use a power drill with a small drill bit if you didn’t have a dremel…of course you have to wait till it’s fully dry to do it. Because it’s just a face, I also made holes along the top to secure feathers and twigs and berries. I painted the face blue, then went back and painted in my features, then sprinkled tiny clear beads over the whole thing (adhered with spray adhesive). I actually haven’t gotten around to doing that yet! □ But because of the thinness of the resulting mold, I just put holes (with a dremel) in the sides of the mold for ties or elastic and decorated the top of it, the convex part. Because this is a clay blog, I made it with the intention of placing a thin slab of clay in the concave part of the mold and creating a clay creation with it that way. The plaster strips are thin enough and the number of layers you place on your face are few. Hi and thank you for writing, Stellar Student! Happy to oblige… The mold can, itself, be a mask. I usually sew twigs and leaves around it. Voila! I used mine for molding clay, but I decorated it, too, so when I’m not using it, I can hang it on a wall for decoration.Wipe Vaseline off the inside of the mold with a soft rag.Have sink, soap and towel nearby so your friend can wash off his or her face.Once it’s set, work around the edges with your fingers, then lift off. Warn the person that it will become warm…it’s not too hot and feels relaxing. Work your way down till you are just under the rim of the jaw and chin.When you work on the nose, leave the full nostril area open, so there’s about a half-inch gap with nostrils fully exposed.When you cover the eyes, make sure you gently follow all the contours, making full contact with the skin.I wanted a sturdy mold and had two layers over the entirety. Immediately immerse the next strip and continue, overlapping strips.Place the strip on the forehead, smoothing out any creases in the bandaging.Now, working quickly, fully immerse a strip, pull it out, then remove excess water by running it through two fingers, like with the wringers on an old washing machine.Place a bowl of water and your stack of plaster strips next to them.Lay several towels down and have the person you’re molding lie down on them.Spread a thin coat of petroleum jelly or eco-alternative on the face, under the chin, and jaw line.I made a mold of my own face, too, but you might find it easier to have someone make your mold for you, at least the first time. If you can’t find a store that has it, you can buy it online. You can buy rolls of it at medical supply stores. If you’ve ever broken an arm or a leg, it’s the same kind of bandaging with which your doctor made your cast. What you will need to get is rolls of plaster bandaging. I’d heard horror stories of people needing to place straws in nostrils and lengthy drying times, but I experienced neither and you wouldn’t have to, either. I am going to be using the mold again soon for a mask. Later, I used my mold to create my Green Man/Woman relief tile. Several years ago, my friend Jennifer and I made molds of our faces.
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