Ornamental Plaster Over the Door Elements by Susie Issacs


Decorating with Cast Plaster
Creative use of plaster creates stunning detail!

Susie Isaacs never seems to loose interest in creating something new and truly different. From plaster stenciling on walls with hand painting, to stenciling furniture and now using her insight with cast plaster from our molds, Suzie comes up with incredible ideas and I wait breathlessly for the next installment! Click on the photo to enlarge it and see how she laid out this beautiful "frieze". Beginning with the cherub head as her focal point, Suzie surrounded it with clusters of roses and leaves in an "arch" pattern. Just below the center of the cherub she added a single "Bellflower" piece that hangs slightly downward from the edge of the wall in to the doorway space. With all pieces painted the same color of the wall, what Suzie creates is "detail" rather than "clutter". Only the design's "3-D" lights and shadows become visible on the wall, creating visual architecture and elegant design. Victorian's often did entire ceilings and upper wall borders in this manner. Beautiful job Suzie! Designer's tip: Not sure how to create your own lay-out? It's easy. 1. Simply choose your favorite mold to use as your center piece or "focal point". Whether you choose to do a "frieze" design as Susie did or whether you are longing for an ornate border or ceiling frame, you will still decide on your focal design. Might it be a medallion? A beautiful old world shell design? Or a cherub? 2. Decide on your pattern shape. A square frame or rectangle? A straight border? An arch? A scalloped border? That's entirely up to you. 3. Decide "where" in your design your focal pieces will be. Repeated with another design in between? As the center design in a "frieze" or as the corners of your frame or medallion? 4. Choose other molds (only 1 or two are really needed) to add to the focal point. For instance, the "Bellflower drape" for scalloped swags? Small roses and leaves? Grapes and leaves? Again, it's your preference that will dictate what you wish to add. 5. Cast all the pieces you feel you might need for one repeat of the design. Now, with them hardened, lay them out on the table or floor and begin to arrange them in different ways until you come upon the most pleasing design. It's as easy as arranging furniture in your living room. You keep moving pieces until they please you. Even just one element from one single mold design can add such detail and be used in so many different ways. Give it a try and see what wonderful things you can create! See our entire collection of plaster and concrete mold by clicking here!

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