Made by Brenda Levasseur
Here are my versions of Jonni’s but instead of papermache I paint with thick acrylic and Utrecht modeling paste and I used it on top of the masking tape because I was afraid to try the toilet paper lol. I wrapped jute around the elephants trunk and put on a few layers.. I have tried the papermache finally and thought what was I afraid of..probably because I did do brown paper and had to cook it for a few hours…it did have a nice brown color to it…
These are beautiful. They look like they are coming out of the floor. I have never used modeling paste. Does it hold more detail than Jonni’s original pm recipe?
Hi as it dries it gets stiffer. I’ve haven’t done Jonni’s original yet so can’t compare but on my elephant I was able to make textured strokes on trunk and ears as it dried…
Both are absolutely beautiful.