plaster of Paris
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The show consists of life-size figures, cast from live models in gauze and plaster of Paris, arranged in installations on two floors of the gallery’s townhouse.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023
I still love using modeling clay, I love mixing plaster of Paris, I love using oil paints, and the smells!
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023
"Looks like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand."
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022
Hoyos: In biology, we have to buy plaster of Paris for experiments, to make models.
From Slate • May 2, 2018
A model of the bell, as if it were solid, was first made of clay and plaster of Paris.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
