FINAL PRESENTATION, TRANSFORMING THE EVERYDAY

Ready for critique

 

The critique went quite well, I did get some advise about seperating the tile spacers and presenting them seperately, I agree somewhat, I also do very much like them paired together for purposes explained earlier, I have an idea to collect more slate and mount in a simlar way without the tile spacer accessories, maybe 30-40 pieces, have each one set on a stone floor in a gallery with great light and people could walk in between and get a sense of them being beings or souls from the past, rather like the Easter Island monuments remind me of a person locked inside each one, having observed the events of the island for thouands of years! I think an installation as such would be quite something, eerie and interesting to experience! 

Untitled, Transforming the Every Day, final piece

My weathered slate, mounted on wooden blocks and simply dressed in ornamental tile spacers. When I found this slate I knew I wanted to present it in a pure way, by not touching or adapting what the environment has, it's likely each piece came identically from a quarry, placed identically on a roof for exactly the same time, hammered and worked on by the same hand in exactly the same way, yet I see how each one has come out different, there are similar lines yet much like humans we all weather in a different way. I think I have achieved what I set out by simply dressing them

Negative space

Untitled, Transforming the Every Day

Roof Slate and tile spacers

I plan to install the slate where the pattern of the slate is more visible, possibly with some background paper to really bring out the colour, maybe grey or tan shade.

#8 Transforming the Everyday

Had to redo my sphere after it was accidentally broken by a fellow student, my other object has been inspired by a sea shell, this took ages to do, thinking I shall use the slate tiles and hang the tile space objects in front of them. I would like to create an illusion of African masks with some kind of tribal jewellery or symbol as in the tile spacer objects.

#7 transforming the every day

Tile spacers coming along as a sea shell shape

#6 Transforming the everyday

My initial attempt at constructing a shell shape out of tile spacers. To create the swirling form was quite tricky, yet once I got going with the sequence it was easier to build upon.

I needed to use a lot of glue to keep the shape intact and I like the web like appearance

Transforming the every day # 5

This interesting house is in my son's September issue of National Geographic Kids

Reference to my earlier idea of using plants to power a lamp

I find the idea of living off grid not only green, design wise, it is innovative and very exciting, more and more ways are being developed that encompass both style and green technology.

Having a lull with my leaf shade/light/dome I am finding renewed energy, hopefully with further research and maybe a mixture of materials as suggested by one of my tutors I can develop the leaf idea into other areas of design or/or fine art.

Transforming the everyday #4

After feeling dispondant with my Leaf Lamp, I have moved onto other objects, I have spare tile spacers at home, I glued them together to create a sphere, I am exploring this now to find out how I feel about this material and how to work with it and see what shapes I come up with.

                      Working with tile spacers to create geometric shapes, #1 sphere

 

I think the sphere works well, this object could be used in maybe interiors, as a sculpture or in the architectual field

Post#3 transforming the everyday

Leaf lamp starting to take shape, it seems to be taking on a life like form. The base is a wooden fruit bowl turned upside down with holes drilled round the edge to insert willow and other bendy wood I found bent in an arc from one side to the other. The leaf canopy has been hand seen together to cover the dome like shape.

Loosely tied round the dome, not yet enough to fully cover the twig dome, at this stage I am wondering how many more leaves I need to collect and treat in glycerin!!!

The back of the lamp, shows the hole in the fruit bowl and dome shape to be covered with leaves

Post #2 Transforming the everyday

Willow and leaves soaking in glycerin.
I hope to make a light shade out of leaves and willow. It's very tricky constructing the shape, my idea is the make a dome and place and solar light inside with a solar panel to the side to charge the light for night use, just resourcing small solar lights that are inexpensive, may have to.opt for a battery led light as a last resort.

I spent some time trimming the willow and found the very new shoots very pliable, very string like, it will be fantastic if I can use all natural materials for my project or at least the dome part.

This is Willow, from a local tree

Leaves have been soaking in glycerin for 4 days now, not quite pliable enough for use yet.

Recycling cardboard tubes as toys, decorations or art

I found this link
Recycling cardboard tubes as toys, decorations or art