After making some rather simple designs out of paper the third an final design was to be made of foam board and the requirements were a little more demanding of my creativity. I really enjoyed thinking up inspiration for my design which was gears. The requirements for this assignment were the plains stood vertically instead of horizontally and that while growing larger the original shape transformed into another shape, like metamorphosis! My first shape isn't really a gear shape at all, but merely a simple hollow quarter circle. Gradually I expanded it and added pegs to create more and more complicated gears.
Here are all my pieces cut out! it was a tad difficult but worth it!
I love how it looks spaced apart and standing horizontally. I think it almost looks like tree branches or a pine cone.
This project is great inspiration for creating more complicated and abstract sculptures. Before I was very intimidated, but now working with simple materials and within specific guidelines I can turn my inspiration into a physical work of art!
