Vocab
a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for molding and casting decorative elements.
What is Plaster
Who was using Greek plaster molds in order to create replicas of their sculptures.
Romans
What do you apply to plaster so we can work with it?
Warm water
What is Ms. Clark's first name?
Natalie :)
The art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, by carving stone, wood, by casting metal, or plaster.
What is Sculpture
Why was plaster viewed as a secondhand material?
Because it was used to create copies of original artworks.
How do we make the plaster hard again after applying it to our base?
Air dry
How many cats does Ms. Clark have?
2
The action of smoothing the surface of plaster once dried.
What is Sanding.
When were Egyptians using plaster to cast the heads of the deceased?
3rd millennium BC
List 3 base materials we use
newspaper, cardboard, and wire.
Name one of Ms. Clark's two cats.
Stella and Lola
Smoothing out the wet plaster and filling in the holes of the plaster strip.
Blending
Historically, what was plaster typically used for?
For the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for molding and casting decorative elements.
Why do we need a base material?
Plaster alone is fragile
What city does Ms. Clark live in?
Lancaster City
The best tool you have
What are your hands.
How many years does the first plaster sculptures, figurative in character, go back to?
7000 years ago
How do we smooth the surface and remove unwanted bumps and ridges, after the plaster is dried to the base material?
We sand it!
What is Ms. Clarks Maiden name?
Jokes on you, I am not married.