http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/ Where High Gets Low. Sat, 17 May 2008 07:15:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2484 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:08:45 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2484 Same thing. The key thing is to encase the edibles in inedibles. Same thing. The key thing is to encase the edibles in inedibles.

]]> http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2343 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:07:19 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2343 but what if they're frosted? but what if they’re frosted?

]]> http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2319 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:18:18 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2319 I've heard that for eating it's pretty safe. But for use in artwork, you want to completely encase it in a resin. By this we mean it should be saturated with a resin, like epoxy or urethane, the resin of your choice really. you want to make sure the shredded wheat is soaked through so no organic material is exposed to bugs. It won't guarantee that it will work, but it will definitely be better than just putting a coating on top of it. You'll want to experiment with some resins to see which gives you the best surface , because some of them will darken or be glossy. Happy to help out more once you know what you want to use. I’ve heard that for eating it’s pretty safe. But for use in artwork, you want to completely encase it in a resin. By this we mean it should be saturated with a resin, like epoxy or urethane, the resin of your choice really. you want to make sure the shredded wheat is soaked through so no organic material is exposed to bugs. It won’t guarantee that it will work, but it will definitely be better than just putting a coating on top of it. You’ll want to experiment with some resins to see which gives you the best surface , because some of them will darken or be glossy. Happy to help out more once you know what you want to use.

]]> http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2302 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:09:58 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2302 is shreaded wheat a safe material? is shreaded wheat a safe material?

]]> http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2297 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:51:05 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2297 Don't know what you mean by Cleats to Sintra, but really, cyanoacrylate adhesives are unstable, irreversible (which means that if you don't get it right on the first try, you're pretty much stuck.) what materials are we talkin' about gluing to each other? Don’t know what you mean by Cleats to Sintra, but really, cyanoacrylate adhesives are unstable, irreversible (which means that if you don’t get it right on the first try, you’re pretty much stuck.) what materials are we talkin’ about gluing to each other?

]]> http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2285 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:12:34 +0000 http://c-monster.net/blog1/2008/04/02/ten-tips-for-making-art-that-will-last-forever-or-at-least-a-couple-of-years/#comment-2285 really? no crazy glue? i was hoping to use gel cyanoacrylate (crazy glue gel) to adhere cleats to sintra. really? no crazy glue? i was hoping to use gel cyanoacrylate (crazy glue gel) to adhere cleats to sintra.

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