It does seem that concrete, if mixed a little on the liquidy side, will make a reasonably-detailed reproduction of nature objects pressed into a 2-part silicone mold. these have cured for a couple of weeks and they are quite sturdy. only the thinnest of edges snap when pressure is applied. On the other hand, after curing for about a week i subjected the concrete pieces i made with black drawing ink to a little washing with soap to see if i could get rid of the ink-coming-off-on-my-damp-hands problem.

Friday, May 29, 2009. All the light came through the window. I again used a pallete knife instead of brushes. My instructor, Margaret, likes to challenge me on color mixing and painting my lights and darks. The class really liked my painting. Tuesday, May 19, 2009. But again, my current challenge is the amount of paint I use. Tuesday, May 5, 2009. I painted with a co.