From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca>
To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Wonderflex
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:29:29 -0400


I tried Wonderflex  last year.
It was very interesting to work with,but I had to stop using it (for my 
regular projects) because it was much heavier in weight than my own paper 
mache recipes.
With the flex, sensitivity to heat, and higher price, it made the product 
less practical than paper mache for my own uses.

I'd still use it for making semi flexible things like bracers.  I also 
successfully tested it for an unusual purpose: measuring someones face 
quickly. I just heated a cut sheet of Wonderflex, waited until cooled enough 
to be no danger against the skin, and carefully applied it to my face. This 
makes a simple face mask that is lightweight and mess free. Practical when 
you have customers for custom made masks.
Flex is a problem, so you can't use it to pour a plaster copy, but paper 
mache strips would work well on it. Probably you would need a layer of wet 
paper as a release before applying the paper mache strips.




Mathieu René Créaturiste
Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera...
Puppets, Masks, Etcetera...
creaturiste-AT-magma.ca
www.creaturiste.com
(514) 274-8027 

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