from: Bunki Kramer (bkramer@srvusd.k12.ca.us)
Los Cerros Middle School
968 Blemer Road
Danville, CA 94526
http://ww2.lcms.srvusd.k12.ca.us/faculty/faculty.html
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I've used celluclay many, many times. I also do the mixing with a fan
blowing so it sweeps away the dust easily. I've also tried plastic bags and
that works well. The kids save their celluclay as they work with it in
smaller bags with their names on them...and we store them in the HomeEc
fridge overnight. This keeps the stuff fresher it seems....especially for
weeks if need be. I like to mix it 24-hours ahead so it's a good consistency
for using.
We use it primarily for adding to our plaster masks made from our faces.
Another thing you might want to try is toilet paper torned into many small
pieces and mixed with white glue/water mixture. This sets up as hard as the
celluclay but it slightly easier to shape with. It's also a whole lot
cheaper!
I'm using this mixture at the present time with my 7-8th graders. They are
gluing their masks to canvas boards and building up exaggerated features
that spread from the mask out onto the canvas boards.
