Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:45:37 -0500
From: Dorlis Grubidge <dordan-AT-northnet.net>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] papiermache over styrofoam


Olivia Huff wrote:

>Dear Friends,
>Who can help me out of a bind?  I have 15 sets of feet made out of  
>styrofoam that I had intended to papiermache
>(grocery bags and white glue) over, but alas, it is not sticking.   
>Neither is the papiermache sticking to styrofoam covered in
>masking tape.
>Any ideas to get me out of my predicament?
>Thanks in advance for your collective wisdom...
>Olivia
>Tinker's Coin Productions
>P.S.  Need I say I'm on a budget? :)
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In George Latshaw's book "Puppetry: The Ultimate Disguise" he 
recommended cheese cloth (the kind used for cooking, not the kind 
permeated with oil for dusting) brushed onto Styrofoam with white glue.  
I've used that method and it creates indestructible puppet parts which 
can be left rough or painted with gesso or any other compound if a 
smoother surface is needed.

Dorlis

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