Plaster cast art

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…

Making a Beautiful Impression Rachel Dein's method of plaster casting captures flowers and foliage in a unique and delicate way. She creates her original casts by making an impression in wet clay and then pouring plaster directly over it. The clay captures the most intricate details, subtly accent

I once took a sculpture class where they had us working with plaster strips and to test them out I made a plaster cast of my hand. My niece and nephew love that plaster cast so I thought we could have a little fun and they could make their own. I bet you can guess…

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

A little look at the recent casting workshop I hosted in the beautiful Kings Road pop up store by Birdie Fortescue.

Last autumn I was awarded money from the Assistant Curator Training Fund to attend an ‘Introduction to Sculpture’ course at City Lit, an adult education college based in Covent Garden. I started as an Assistant...