Fabric plaster of Paris

So with this piece I got my ideas from a cave I had went to in New Mexico, Mr. Wertz had mentioned stalagmites and stalactites last week and that's when I thought of doing a model sort of the Carlsbad caverns. 

In between each arch there are gonna be stalagmites and stalactites made of wire and athe base will be cardboard 

There are gonna be seperate arches and none of them are goi to touch 

All of the pieces will be covered in plaster and probably stained or painted 

Two of four arches 

All four arches have been created and taped to make them sturdier and I started to plaster them yesterday during flex. I have half of one left then I'm going to put another layer or two of plaster too make them thicker and harder because of the weight of the stalagmites and stalactites.

To keep the arches up I decided to use wire and sort of stitch it through the arch and then back into the base.

First arch is up but leans back a little bit so I'm goi to try to use modeling paste to prop it up a little.

All four arches are attached and I'm just waiting for the modeling plaster to dry.