My Background
About Paper Mache
My Background
When I was in preschool, my favorite time of day was when I was allowed to draw and paint. As I got older, this love never faded and eventually I went to college to study art history . After college, I worked in retail fashion, always being creative. Through the years, I have dabbled in various forms of art , whether it was teaching it,
When I was in preschool, my favorite time of day was when I was allowed to draw and paint. As I got older, this love never faded and eventually I went to college to study art history . After college, I worked in retail fashion, always being creative. Through the years, I have dabbled in various forms of art , whether it was teaching it, or doing it myself . During Covid years, I was inspired by a friend to make paper mache. From there it has grown to become my favorite thing to make . Hope you enjoy my work.
Andrea
My Medium
About Paper Mache
My Background
I use plaster gauze, newspaper, glue, plaster, fabric, paint, and wire armature to make the paper mache bowls and vases. After forming the paper mache piece, plaster is applied and the work is hand painted. Fabric patterns are then hand cut and individually applied in separate pieces. Gloss varnish finishes the work and the flora and fau
I use plaster gauze, newspaper, glue, plaster, fabric, paint, and wire armature to make the paper mache bowls and vases. After forming the paper mache piece, plaster is applied and the work is hand painted. Fabric patterns are then hand cut and individually applied in separate pieces. Gloss varnish finishes the work and the flora and fauna that I especially choose for each piece is added. If you prefer to use real flowers, you can insert a waterproof vessel inside the vases.
About Paper Mache
About Paper Mache
About Paper Mache
Paper mache literally means “chewed paper.” It is a composite material made from paper pulp, sometimes reinforced with textile, then bound with an adhesive like glue, starch, or paste. Despite the French sounding name, paper mache did not originate in France, it actually originated in China 200 AD, where paper itself was invented. Paper
Paper mache literally means “chewed paper.” It is a composite material made from paper pulp, sometimes reinforced with textile, then bound with an adhesive like glue, starch, or paste. Despite the French sounding name, paper mache did not originate in France, it actually originated in China 200 AD, where paper itself was invented. Paper mache was used to make warrior helmets, ceremonial masks and mirror cases, in ancient China. From there, interest spread to Japan and what was then Persia, where it was used to make ceremonial masks, ornaments, and other festival adornments. Eventually from there it spread to rest of the world (and to me!).