A world of its own...

Make a wish...

Sixty one paper dandelion clocks are suspended in my studio space... I have photographed and recorded them in different ways. To me, they are dancers twirling and colliding with one another. Their circular form captures the original idea of dandelions. Each one is unique with its own elegance and grace. I surrounded the sculpture in a contrasting black background. I mentioned in last week's post that they are suspended with black wire. I built up some areas of the wire by twisting another layer of wire around it and creating a twirling effect. I wanted the wire to be more prominent because I am fascinated by the curving, almost spiral like stem of a dandelion. My laptop is on the way for my birthday so I hope to upload the photos soon!! I also mastered the art of making pom poms this week using white plastic bags as a material source. I love the material's softness and flexibility. Not to mention learning how to finger knit so it has been a constructive week!

Some photos of previous work

Paper sculpture construction...

Bigger scale sculpture...

Two toned paper sculptures...

Some colour studies of the paper sculptures...

Paper sculpture

I have been working with the scale and colour dimensions to my paper inspired dandelions but eventually, I decided that I best liked the delicacy of the smallest paper sculptures. I have compiled many mini sculptures and I am currently suspending them on wire. The wire gives a curling effect capturing the dandelion stem pleasantly. I also explored some different styles of paper cutting during the week but plan on using some other materials next week such as plastic. The leftover paper from the cut outs left me a very interesting hanging piece also

Photos i took this week!

Toy Windmills

I have studied dandelions on my project, movement and motion, so far. Yesterday and earlier in the week I was playing with bright colours and when i was looking at the dandelions in their fluffy form, they resembled toy windmills so I am gonna make some today in multiples. I also photographed dandelions this week and did the transforming stages from a budding dandelion to its stages of seed dispersal in oil pastels. I experimented with black and pink ink by spraying the page for different dandelion effects!