Today, our aim was to experiemnt with new materials that we could use for the casting of body parts that will be used in our performance. As a group we went into the Art Studio and asked if we could possibly use some sort of material that would be used to create a more fuller and thicker sculpure of a body part compared to our last attempt of mod roc as we felt the mod roc sculpture was very fragile. This experimental process was in order to see if other forms of material looked more natural and realistic compared to our last attempt. The Art department was very helpful and gave us some alginate powder that we mixed with water to create a paste that was easy to spread over a moisturised hand. We then covered the pasted hand in strips of the plaster of paris bandages until we was happy that the hand was fully covered. When it began to set, we then filled the hand with a thick paste mixture and we left it to set for a hour. The result was a thick 3D cast of a human hand. I was very impressed with the result of the hand and we will be experimenting with other body parts in the futre to see if they are as succesful. I am interested to see what the casts of arms and legs, faces and feet will look like. 
Abigail Earlie