By once again reflecting back on methods of manipulating materials that I have worked with in the past; and thinking of my desire to work with natural materials, I was able to link the creation of paper to the use of plant matter.
I started with some balloons and some cardboard, this made some interesting shapes that could then be Papier-mached over.
The first example was purely paper and tissues, this created a strong composite.
The inside of the structure still retained the cardboard nase, the balloon however, had popped.
The two pieces of one shape were cut in half and display their interesting shape.
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A close up of the assorted paper pieces used.
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In a fairly crude way I made a paper mache incorporating large pieces of leaves.
The paste that stuck it all together was made from a combination of flour and water.
Some leaves pasted really well against the paper.
My attempts to paste various green leaves on took me to the herb garden. Parsley was more difficult to stick on.
I boiled some leaves, through the boiling some discolouring occurred.
Once dry, the paper/leaf bowl was thin, yet strong. The many layers held it together nicely. I believe that after an amount of time the leaves will begin to decomepose and lose their colour and potentially their stickability. It was a good experiment but I don't think I will continue in this area of exploration.
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