Cast  Sculptures by Allen Eckman 

Cast paper sculpture has been in existence since the

1950’s. It should not be confused with papier-mâché,
as the two mediums are completely different .

To create his cast paper sculptures, Allen Eckman first

mixes an acid-free paper pulp in the studio hydro-
pulper from two raw stocks—cotton and abica. Then
the pulp is cast into molds which Allen makes from
original clay sculptures. The paper is then pressed
under vacuum pressure in the mold where most of the
water is extracted at the same time. The drying process
is completed by evaporation while the paper is still in
the mold. After the dry and hard casts are removed
from the molds the exclusive process of chasing cast
additions, cast alterations, sculpting in paper and
detailing begins
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Woody