Modeled Portland Cement Sculpture

The author reviews ways in which hydraulic cement is employed in sculpture. He then discusses his use of fiber-cement, a mixture of portland cement and steel wool, as a material suitable for modeling sculpture in which either steel wires or rods serve as internal reinforcement. Structural principles are discussed and instructions with illustrations are presented. Photographs are included showing a selection of the author’s works: four sculptures, a mobile, a fishing lure and a stained glass window assembled with reinforced sand-cement.