Matthew 14:22-33
“22 Immediately
Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other
side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had
dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later
that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was
already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the
wind was against it. 25 Shortly
before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When
the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a
ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But
Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be
afraid.” 28 “Lord,
if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he
said. Then Peter got down out of the boat,
walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But
when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord,
save me!” 31 Immediately
Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he
said, “why did you doubt?” 32 And
when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then
those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of
God.”
Supplies
- Newspaper
- Water and flour
- Paint and paintbrushes
- Masking tape
- Chicken wire
- Gloves
The first thing to do is decide on what you want to cover with paper mache. I chose a boat, feet, and water. You will then have to build an object to cover. I used chicken wire, newspaper, and masking tape.
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| The project before Paper mache |
I used a glue recipe of equal parts water and all-purpose flour. I tore the newspaper into strips and dipped them into the glue mixture. I covered each piece with about three layers of newspaper.
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| Boat |
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| Feet |
I did a little something different with the water. I am not a good painter so I wanted to create the color through the glue. I added blue food coloring to the glue mixture and dipped white tissue paper in it. I felt I could have accomplished a similar effect with blue tissue paper without using the food coloring.
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| The finished project |
