plaster of Paris

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A team from Aberdeen University was despatched to document the scene, stopping to pick up supplies like plaster of Paris from craft shops on the way, before the site was destroyed by the weather forever.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The show consists of life-size figures, cast from live models in gauze and plaster of Paris, arranged in installations on two floors of the gallery’s townhouse.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023

So were plaster of Paris and foam blocks that could easily crumble with Godoy’s punches.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023

"Looks like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand."

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

“This has plaster of Paris in it,” he tells me as he wraps.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen