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paper sculptures
Paper sculptures
To create his cast paper sculptures,
Allen Eckman first mixes an acid-free paper pulp in the studio hydro-pulper from two raw stocks—cotton and abica. Then
the pulp is cast into molds which Allen makes from original
clay sculptures. The paper is then pressed under vacuum pressure
in the mold where most of the water is extracted at the same time. The drying process is completed by evaporation while the paper is still in the mold.
After the dry and hard casts are removed from the molds the exclusive process of chasing cast additions, cast alterations, sculpting in paper and detailing begins.
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