Plaster casting

How to make botanical plaster cast tiles with flowers, art and craft therapy, mood boosting activities to find creativity

In between all the usual lock down stuff like gardening, housework and competitive backgammon with the hubs I have discovered a new obsession - casting plants in plaster! Sitting here on my desk are my first attempts - it's been a steep learning curve but hopefully I've learned from most of the numerous mistakes I made! I'll start with my favourite (and most successful so far!) The brambles are from my front garden and I think they look quite beautiful here although in the garden they…

Katy Eccles - Botanical Casting Artist on Instagram: "I tempted you yesterday with a little plaster pour moment from making my latest Urn cast - featuring snowdrops and hellebores. I am really enjoying developing this classically inspired collection which I’ll be launching later in the year #preservedflower #classical #artistsoninstagram #artinspo #plasterart #craftinspo #springflowers"

Make a Two Part Reusable Mold Using Plaster: Before I start, I'd like to note that this is my first instructable so please excuse any potential gaps in logic I made and some of the blurry pictures. I tried to take as many photos as possible and will explain the process as thoroughly as possibl…

Katy Eccles - Botanical Casting Artist on Instagram: "The first look….one of the aspects I love the most about my work, and maybe find stressful in equal measure, is the moment you peel back the clay to reveal how a carefully crafted botanical impression looks in the hardened plaster. Sometimes it’s better than you ever imagine and sometimes it’s just not quite what you hoped for….either way it’s all part of the process #create #creativeprocess #art #imprintcasts #reveal…

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Etsy UK on Instagram: "Have you ever imagined what a broccoli cast in plaster would look like? 🥦 We hadn’t either—until we stumbled upon this creative piece by @simplybotanical.arts"

Replicating Body Parts in Plaster: This is the first part of a two-part series on making a silicone replica of a body part. However, before we can make the silicone replica, we'll have to make a plaster replica. *** WARNING: Because of the body part chosen for casting (in this case,…

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