Today I have tried out a test run for an idea that I wasn’t sure would work. I did a plaster cast of the ground (my garden). The outcome has showed that it could work but a few changes would be needed.
Here is a step by step guide on what I did:
- I made up the plaster cast and let it thicken so that when I pour it into the ground it would not fall into the smallest of holes and would not run anywhere I didn’t want it too.
- When it had thicken I put the frame (an old canvas frame) down onto the ground where I wanted it. I then poured in the plaster, there was a little that went past the borders but I was not too worried about that, when I do this properly I will make more plaster and so the border would be needed more.
- When poured, I put some cling film over the top to stop anything from going into the plaster but I did realise that I could have put it underneath the frame so the plaster would still run over all the bumps but not collect any of the debris in the mud.
- I had to wait roughly 15 minutes for the plaster to dry and when I did pull the plaster away from the mud it was extremely easy but it was covered in mud and stones and took a long time to clean.
The plaster cast has a lot of stones and mud embedded in it but this has not deterred me from this project because I believe that it could be a successful (in my eyes) project to do.
