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| Pre-made "skinny" stones being bulked with foam. |
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| Inspector Vulture approves. |
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Shaped and coated with joint compound over paper mache'.
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Painted black and dry-brushed white.
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While I have several ideas for scratch-built monuments, this was another year to simply "bulk out" premade stones to give them more heft and believability. It is a simple process of building up the back and base of the stone with additional foam then coating with paper mache' and stippling with drywall joint compound mixed with art paste. Not shown is the small block of wood and vertical PVC pipe I insert in the base. This adds weight and a way to install the stone in the lawn over a short length of rebar, to keep it from blowing over. Next year I'll be back to creating never-before-seen spooky-silly additions to the Golden Cedars Garden of Rest Pet Cemetery.
