Our assignment for the week was to make a dwelling. At first I was going to do my own twist on a hobbit hole, but then decided to take a more unique route. I still wanted to do something with greenery, so I grabbed a bag full of various leaves and brought it to class. I used plaster strips and a mold to shape my dwelling (later realizing the mold wouldn't come off...oops).
I painted my the plaster green and started to glue my greenery on. I made a door out of small leaves and layered the top of the dwelling with various leaves. I even glued some branches together to make a small tree. The only downside was that, since it was live nature it dried out pretty quickly, because I couldn't keep it moist. It looked good the first to days, but after that it wasn't looking so hot. The only thing that would have made this project better was if I had found a way to keep the leaves looking fresh.
I painted my the plaster green and started to glue my greenery on. I made a door out of small leaves and layered the top of the dwelling with various leaves. I even glued some branches together to make a small tree. The only downside was that, since it was live nature it dried out pretty quickly, because I couldn't keep it moist. It looked good the first to days, but after that it wasn't looking so hot. The only thing that would have made this project better was if I had found a way to keep the leaves looking fresh.