Hi guy's, guess it's been a while since I last posted. We got our essay subject's so I've been reading up on those topic's. With regards to my project I was trying out some new materials. I had gathered some light twigs from the garden, not sure what plant the're from, but they are still green and very flexible. My intention was to mimic the wire-frame style of construction to create cylindrical shapes. Just experimenting as yet. Making small circles proved difficult, as did joining the twigs together. Twisting several together gave a nice effect - sort of like the tendons, sinews, viens etc. that you might see on a human body. There is also something very primitive, instinctive, about working with natural materials.
I have been wanting to try out paper mache as a material as I've never made anything with it before. As I had made a cast of my hand in plaster before I wanted to see if this could be done in paper mache.
Not sure about the mixture I made but after an hour it was still damp. This is after applying to my hand and trying to dry, after 30 minutes, with a hair dryer. I was unable to cover much of my hand as I kept moving it, should've kept it flat on the table. I'll have to look up or create a quicker drying mixture but the result wasn't that bad. I think I also need to decide on a pose for my piece so that I discover any construction problems early on.
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I also tried using some plastic straps to create shapes. In this case I used the straps that hold bales of briquettes together. Though very flimsy on their own, once joined together in a structured way they begin to take on some rigidity. Some problems I encountered were eliminating the angles caused by the bales, you can fold them kind of straight but they spring back after a while. There is also the supply to consider, it's surprising how quickly they dissapear ( I used 7 making the shape in the photo). Definately worth using again, maybe combined with something else. Their lightness is a big plus for larger projects.
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