This is not a full-fledged tutorial on lantern building, but a demonstration of how resin is incorporated into the work.
Items to be coated are suspended from above or placed on other objects. A plastic tarp is over the work table. The two-part epoxy is mixed by pouring back and forth between two containers, stirring all the time.
Tip: I prefer to use a sacrificial brush that I only use for resin. After use I store the brush in a small amount of isopropyl alcohol. I blot off the alcohol before each use.
The resin coating makes the piece shiny and provides a weather resistant UV coating so the work can survive outside. It acts to further bond the tar gel prints to the recycled plastic.
