Definitions
Papier Mache - a French word meaning "chewed paper"
Paper Mache - is the common term used to describe the method of making a paper craft or art that uses strips or pulped paper as the main medium; pronounced as (ma-shay) Paper Clay - a mashed paper mixed with PVA glue that is ready to be applied to the armature or surface of the paper sculpture much like a plasticine clay; this is actually a paper mache but to distinguish it from paper strips that is also called paper mache Atelier - a room where an artist works; artist workshop; pronounced as (a-teeli-yey) Reclaim - to get (a usable material) from materials that have been used before; to obtain from a waste product or by-product Recycle - to make something new from (something that has been used before) Reuse - to use again especially in a different way or after reclaiming or reprocessing Cellulose - a substance that is the main part of the cell walls of plants and that is used in making various products such as paper PVA Glue - PVA is an acronym for Poly-Vinyl Acetate and is commonly known as wood glue, school glue or white glue; a common brand that is widely known is Elmer's Glue Lignin - a complex organic polymer deposited in the cell walls of many plants, making them rigid and woody Armature - a frame used by a sculptor to support a figure that is being modeled |