Paper Mache Dish
I have to say that this paper mache dish is probably one of my favourite things that Annemarie has made. The whole piece is only four layers thick but it's still surprisingly sturdy considering the fact that it has the gaps in it. She made it by simply laying the strips in a grid pattern inside an old wok that was lurking in the back of the kitchen cupboard when she moved into her apartment. It's quite flexible too. Not that I'd recommend that you go round twisting your works of art, but I do find that a bit of flexibility in a piece has a certain appeal. It really surprises people when they pick it up and have a fiddle, and it doesn't feel at all like they expected it too. I really love the way she decorated it. The first time I saw it on the kitchen table I thought she had dug it up in the garden. It looks just like a piece of rusting iron with some dirt left on it. Yes, I know that doesn't sound particularly appealing, but it's just the kind of thing I'd love on my coffee table. Not the dirty old iron, but the paper mache look-a-like. To get the effect she gave it a couple of coats of household emulsion. It's called is Java Bean, and it's a lovely dark chocolate colour. Once it was dry she added another coat with some beach sand mixed directly into the sand. A matt varnish was then applied to protect it once it was thoroughly dry.
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