Plaster casting

How to make botanical plaster cast tiles with flowers, art and craft therapy, mood boosting activities to find creativity

Make a Two Part Reusable Mold Using Plaster: Before I start, I'd like to note that this is my first instructable so please excuse any potential gaps in logic I made and some of the blurry pictures. I tried to take as many photos as possible and will explain the process as thoroughly as possibl…

Replicating Body Parts in Plaster: This is the first part of a two-part series on making a silicone replica of a body part. However, before we can make the silicone replica, we'll have to make a plaster replica. *** WARNING: Because of the body part chosen for casting (in this case,…

In between all the usual lock down stuff like gardening, housework and competitive backgammon with the hubs I have discovered a new obsession - casting plants in plaster! Sitting here on my desk are my first attempts - it's been a steep learning curve but hopefully I've learned from most of the numerous mistakes I made! I'll start with my favourite (and most successful so far!) The brambles are from my front garden and I think they look quite beautiful here although in the garden they…

Katy Eccles - Botanical Casting Artist on Instagram: "I tempted you yesterday with a little plaster pour moment from making my latest Urn cast - featuring snowdrops and hellebores. I am really enjoying developing this classically inspired collection which I’ll be launching later in the year #preservedflower #classical #artistsoninstagram #artinspo #plasterart #craftinspo #springflowers"

Katy Eccles - Botanical Casting Artist on Instagram: "Absolutely delighted to see my Oval Botanical Miniature piece featured in @homes_antiques today 🙌🏻 My mum inspired my interest in botanical casting but I have been interested in plaster casts since studying 18th English century art and architecture in my Art History degree. I loved learning about the Grand Tour and the practice of preserving relics of antiquity in plaster during this period. The Soane Museum in London has always been…

Katy Eccles - Botanical Casting Artist on Instagram: "The first look….one of the aspects I love the most about my work, and maybe find stressful in equal measure, is the moment you peel back the clay to reveal how a carefully crafted botanical impression looks in the hardened plaster. Sometimes it’s better than you ever imagine and sometimes it’s just not quite what you hoped for….either way it’s all part of the process #create #creativeprocess #art #imprintcasts #reveal…

Etsy UK on Instagram: "Have you ever imagined what a broccoli cast in plaster would look like? 🥦 We hadn’t either—until we stumbled upon this creative piece by @simplybotanical.arts"

You can create a long lasting plaster of Paris mixture that will stand the test of time, can be sanded and resists weather and the elements, by adding an adhesive to the basic mixture.

Please enjoy these images of my artwork and surroundings, including work in progress.