Cats like Rosina Wachtmeister in 3D

By Kimberly 8th grade

Rosina Wachtmeister is an Austrian artist, born in 1939.  Her beautiful cat art have made her famous all over the world.  Many teachers have been inspired by her work to do several cool project in art classes.

These cat statues, based on her work, are made of paper mache, a bottle and cardboard. 


Before we started we discussed her work in class.  The moon shaped head and the special nose are very distinctive for her work.








Supplies
* bottle
* old newspaper
* wall paper paste
* paper tape
* piece of cardboard
* white acylic paint
* acrylic paint in several colors
* protection for clothes and work surface
* brushes
* water jars
* old cloths



Step by step

1) Take the glass bottle and glue strips of old newspaper on it with paper wall paste.
2) Cut out a moon shape out of the piece of cardboard.
3) Tape this shape onto the bottle using paper tape.
4) Make this shape thicker, using crumpled paper and paper tape.
5) Glue some strips of old newspaper over the shape of the head, so it sticks better. Use paper wall paste.
6) Make the tail with old newspaper and use paper tape to secure it to the bottle with paper tape.  Use paper wall paste on the tail too. 
7) The tail gets strings of old newspaper with paper wall paste too.
8) Use at least 4 layers of strips and wall paper paste.
9) Let the statue dry.
10) Give the cat a layer of white acrylic paint.
11) Let it dry once more.
12) Paint the cat with acrylic paint.  The colors don't have to be natural. 
13) Don't forget the special nose on the cat's head.

By Jessie 8th grade