The material is a combination of Portland cement, Perlite, and peat moss- you can vary the addition of P. cement - more will produce better detail of texture, less will make the final piece lighter.
It is mixed with enough water to make a cottage cheese-like mix that you hand apply to a basket or other container that you use as a foundation. There are several how-to videos on U-Tube.
The only *draw back* is that it takes about 2 months to cure properly and if you read up on the quirks of cement, you find that it has to cure slowly to make a hard bond. Once cured properly, it will be a container for plants that can stand most weather conditions, even in northern states with freezes. Color tints can be added. The mixture can be formed *over* an object or *into*.
carmen
Acrylic paint can be added for a different sort of bond and I intend to try this tomorrow.
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On Dec 18, 2012, at 2:16 AM, subprong wrote:
Those are neat. Was there a conversation about these in another thread? I'm curious if you made those, and if so, how so? Thanks.
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