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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Ideas for Gregor's Room Assignment

 "Once upon a time, when I was but a wee child of 8 or 9, I was obsessed with making dioramas. My Barbies never had any pedestrian, store bought plastic Dream Houses — no way. Instead, I lovingly dressed them in outfits hand sewn from foil and paper towels, and then constructed elaborate houses made of cardboard, which I furnished with notebook paper couches and armories. Nothing but the best for Barbie, right? Well, she seemed to like it. Years later, when I started school for photography I resurrected my love for scotch tape, staples and plain paper, and for a long time I never photographed anything that had not been cut and formed by my own hands. The net result went something like this:




From Design Crisis Blog. Link here.






The sculptures below use cardboard and tape. However, ideas can be gleaned for the Gregor's Room Assignment. 


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Image above is of a life size cardboard chair. 
The idea of "rolling" the paper can be used for Gregor's Room Assignment. 
If you roll the paper tight, you create a strong cylinder beam. 



The image above is of a life-size cardboard chair. 
Inspires idea to fold pieces of paper and then stack folded pieces to achieve a 3D form. 
Can use slit and tab to keep all folded pieces together. 

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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Laces and Lace Holes, In-Process Examples for Masking Tape Shoes


Lace Hole Grommet:
A raised edge around the lace hole.

Use leather hole punch and hammer to make lace holes.
The hole punch and hammer available in the Wood Shop. 
See Russell Maycumber, Wood Shop manager. 

**Important**: 
You have to punch the lace holes before you attach the panel shape to the shoe. 




























No Lace Hole Grommet:
This means the lace hole is not surrounded by a metal circle. 

Use a nail and hammer to make lace holes.
Nails and hammer available in the Wood Shop. 
See Russell Maycumber, Wood Shop manager. 

**Important**: 
You have to hammer the lace holes before you attach the panel shape to the shoe. 
****Also, make sure lace hole large enough to thread masking tape shoelace. 









Laces:
Below is an example of a round lace and a flat lace. 







Paper Sculpture Using No Adhesives




Spray ink on the paper. 






Use peg in hole method to place one form on top of another. 






Make a headboard sturdy and stable by stuffing paper inside the form. 





If needed, place sculpture in front of fan to dry.





Paper sculpture ready to be inked. You can also ink while building. 







Building a bed frame. 






Building a bed frame. 







Slit and tab method. 





A bed frame with multiple legs. 




Weaving paper. 





Experimenting with building shapes. 





Peg and hole. 




Slit and tab. 




A beam made from forming wet paper. 




An enclosed rectangle with two different textured surfaces. 




Bed frame that is tilted. 




Ink the paper and roll tight while wet. 




Stack paper cylinders. Hold together with peg and hole. 




All pieces do not have to be attached. 
The cylinder forms on this armchair are simply placed on top of another shape. 


 

Student Work


Savannah Bailey
Successful development of bust. 
More time and attention needed to develop base.




Christian Galloway
Successful development of bust. 
More time and attention needed to develop base.

 

Laura Towne, Student Work