Stele work

It’s been slow going around these parts.

Plans for the year are needing to be changed, and some choices are going to need to be made, but it’s all for the best in the long run.

Our stele have been presenting me with quite the conundrum of late. Just how to do the sides.

Inspiration struck from the shipping dept at work, throwing out some…well, corrugated cardboard, but it’s flexible.

So, we made some templates out of this stuff, and have just finished a HUGE batch of mache to get the sides coated. From here, we’ll be able to curve another piece to fit over the fronts.

From 2010 Buildup

Had enough mache left over to finish up under the mouths on the stele as well. Hoping the hot weather scheduled for this week will help these dry swift, so they’ve been left out on the driveway, where we get the most sun. Oh, sure, the neighbors may wonder, but I think most of them are used to odd things at my place by now.

For those keeping track at home, these things have now gone through at least 4 different types of paper mache. From Celluclay to several home brews, this latest being paper pulp, wood glue, and joint compound. We’re getting closer to circling in on a favorite, but it’s not there yet, hence the no recipes of yet.