Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Oasis Receptacle
- 24 August 2011
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Oasis floral foam is a wonderful sculpting medium. It carves and sands smooth easily and can be re-used as long as you do not actually use it as a water source.
For my touchstone vase I carved the basic shape out of a block of Oasis. I hollowed the shape out to be able to double line it with strong plastic making it water proof. Cut the plastic just below the rim of the Oasis shape
I placed a Kenzan into the container and filled it with water to keep my flowers hydrated. The leftover bits of Oasis are carved and sanded into smaller pebbles to cover the Kenzan.
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