Soaking the Waste Papers
Waste papers are collected and put in the vat (big basin) filled with water and left to soak for ten minutes.
Pounding the Soaked Waste Papers into Pulp
The soaked waste papers are pounded with mortar and pestle into a pulp.
Using Leaves Instead of Waste Papers
Leaves can be collected, soaked and pounded into a pulp too.
Making a Porridge
Waste flour from the maize mill is mixed with water and cooked to form a thick porridge
Mixing the Pulp and the Porridge
The pulp is mixed with the porridge using mortar and pestle to form a sticky easily mouldable dough.
Sculpting and Finishing
A soft wire is used as a sculpting frame. Once the sculpture is complete, it is dried in the sun. The dried sculpture is decorated using acrylic paints and finished using a clear varnish. The clear varnish makes the sculptures water-proof, shiny, and easy to clean.