Grass Production

Cutting the grass. Adhering it to the wire mesh.

I started the grass work using the “authentic” Wyoming grass. It has now been soaked in glycerine and hung to dry, which keeps the grass from curling as it dries.

Once the grass is cut away from the sod, I push it into the wire mesh slathered with Lascaux 498HV, a thickened adhesive. The recycled drinking cup, hot glued to the mesh, holds the grass upright.

First batch started-hundreds to go!

The plan is that the grass will be adhered to the mesh, the cup will be removed, the grass will be painted to look like it is alive, and the mesh will be adhered onto the floor of the diorama, most likely with a mache/plaster mix. The mache will also be painted to look like a ground surface. I have told our development office that I should be done sometime between mid-October and the end of October.