All the vertical crossbars are in, now the horizontal ties. These were much lighter and less numerous. We just needed to keep the vertical bars in place. The frame is pretty strong and getting stronger.
See the horizontal ties? See the strips of newsprint? See the steel bowl of flour and water the consistency of heavy cream? See the sink? Keep the sink in mind, this part is pretty messy. And... I don't have a garbage disposal to chew up whatever slips down the drain. This stuff is designed to set up like concrete. I *don't* want any of that crap down the drain.
We wet the strips one at a time (don't waste your time or paper by throwing a handful of the strips in to pre wet them, trust me) squeegeeing the material back into the bowl, leaving a wet but not sloppy strip to lay on the frame.
At first he just needed to cover the frame, later on he was trying to shape the mask more, especially around the edges. No need to stick to a pattern across the wires anymore, the previous layers of paper mache will hold up the new strips.
