Simple concept , (yes, 2 materials instead of 5 new materials but something to start with) I wanted to think what can I connect, in the kitchen I wanted to start small, to get my mind in the head space. starting with food, I used the lemons we had growing in the back (cultivtion) and the leftover onions we bought.
Continuing on the food idea, I saw the amount of lollipops I had, wanted to create a bigger lollipop, If I could continue this idea I would have joined them together, properly, through melting and added more edible materials as it dosent fully fit the criteria.
My materials consisted of :
Plastic, broken Vase, glue (mod podge, double sided tape, ducktape) ribbon, plasic from the game board ‘Who is it?’ cardboard and clay.
I started with the blue house, I notices the ‘who is it’ mini game board looked like doors, I wanted to create a village from that Idea, I created the blue house, the ‘apartment’ and the carboard roof house. using cardboard and plastic as the roof and gates, borken vase as the walls and the teared down ‘who is it’ board game and see through ribbon as the doors while using the clay, modpodge and double sided tape as the glue.
The architectual creativity I allowed myself to rely on to create ‘buildings’ really allowed me to see these materials in a new light. Having no previous idea of how to create a sculpture I came up with the idea to make a miniture village, Im really happy with what ive created, the blue house is my favourite due to the complex artchitecture it came with creating it. If i had to change it, I would add two more buildings to it to fit the criteria.
I was supposed to create 5 -10 scuptures using atleast 5 differet materials. I feel that I couldn’t add more, Ive gain a new perspective to this brief and am happy with what ive created.
These are epic! I love the lollipop – so simple but so effective! The village is also very cute, they remind me of little hobbit holes. Such a cool series of developments. As Sarah said, don’t worry too much about numbers of materials etc, you’re making really cool work with what you have and some of the simplest ones have the most impact. I’d love to see more funky food combos!
You have created some really interesting sculptures. I really love the way you created a village. You have made 5 new sculptures if you include the 2 at the top so don’t worry about numbers. Knowing when to stop and not over work something is invaluable.
Maia – love the lemonion! The idea of using food suggests cooking as a sort of assemblage which is a lovely idea. I’m sort of thinking about how fancy restaurants arrange the food so carefully. Maybe that’s a direction you could explore more.