Paper Cement Clay Update - Is it Really Weatherproof for Outdoor Sculptures?

A lot of people are getting anxious to know how my experiment with the paper cement clay is working out. I put up the recipes in July, 2022, and then made the sculpture of a toad sitting on a squash leaf that you see in this video. The toad has been outside since early August, in hot sun and very cold snow. The snow melted enough for me to find him this morning, so I checked to see how he's doing.

Links to things mentioned in the video:

Paper Cement Clay Recipe Video: https://youtu.be/8JzjIZVlSd8
Written Recipes, with and without drywall joint compound: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/weatherproof-paper-mache-clay
Folk Art Bunny: https://youtu.be/3-R7N7N6ieM
Gnome Tutorial: https://youtu.be/xXSsRo59Kwo
Gnome Update (about the paint): https://youtu.be/gyqsBl2jBqI
Leaf Casting made with paper cement clay: https://youtu.be/4RSWObvnFgI
Starting the toad sculpture, with pattern: https://youtu.be/HWq_aH5cE5c
Painting the toad: https://youtu.be/b28VJwvbeOk

Several people have created sculptures with the recipe, including Michele's lizard, Anthony's Frankenstein's monster, and Janice's very tall giraffe. I'm sure there are more, and we hope to hear back from them in the spring to find out how well their sculptures are holding up. I'll put links to those projects on the post that goes with this video, here: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/paper-cement-clay-update-2