Jesmonite Projects, Part One
I discovered the existence of jesmonite a month ago when a few products made with it popped up on Instagram. It?s not sold in the US so I haven?t seen many people in the States working with it.
Jesmonite is an acrylic resin composite which combines a water based resin liquid with a reactive powder material base. It will replicate the shape of any silicone mold and can be colorized and textured to look like stone.
I was so intrigued when I discovered it that I ordered some and when my jesmonite kit arrived, I made both these terrazzo tray and the tealight candle holders using silicone molds.
I?m very excited about this product because it is an eco friendly material that?s easy to work with, one that you can use to make decorative functional objects for yourself or for friends and family for the holidays. It feels like stone once it hardens so it can be used to create all kinds of things, see examples below!
Jesmonite is readily available in Europe, the UK, and Canada but there aren’t any US distributors that I could find. I ordered mine from this supplier in Canada, the AC100 kit I bought ships for free with plenty of material to work with for making multiple objects. You can also order it on Amazon too for shipping to the US.
The supplies you need to get started are the jesmonite set of powder and liquid to mix as well as a small food scale for accurate measuring, a mid size mixing container, mixing sticks, and silicone molds. Terrazzo chips and pigments are ...
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