Vampire squid comes to life?

After a few weather related false starts, we were greated to a crisp and sunny saturday for our final plasters on the oven.



Gayle and Allison discussed the mixture for the first sculpting layer. About 2 parts sand 2 parts clay 1 part flour paste.



The clay and sand are mixed.



The flour paste is added. It is still wam, making the mixing warmer on a cool day.



We all needed to chip in the mix after the paste was added.



The first task was to add a layer of plaster to cover our original form. There was plenty of room for all of us.



Now the squid is taking shape. Matt, Katie and Gayle are working on the tentacles.



Here, Katie works on the eyes. These required 2 people to hold and form.



Matt and Allison took control of the house facing eye.
The sun was getting low in the sky, but we still had one more layer to go...