PAPER MACHE
RESTORATION PROCESS

Here’s a close up of the dried and brittle base.

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And another close up of the brittle layers peeling off the structure.

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The soulful Jazzman and his saxophone had more joy to share. Jeff was bound and determined to bring life back to this sculpture!

It crumbled when touched, and it took many hours to stabilize all the paper with cement.

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After the cement hardened, the sculpture could be put back together.

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The inside was also reinforced with fiber padding.

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The piece was standing again – rebuilt from the base up. It leaned against a street light, which was restored too.

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Many more layers of cement were added to the sculpture making it even stronger.

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The sculpture was completely restored, which thrilled Jeff's client!

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Two other art restorers told the client that this couldn’t be done. As you can see, Jeff's restoration results were worth it!

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