Paper Sculptures! Oh so pretty!!

Ok, here is our assignment:

Techniques For Manipulating Paper

1. Folding (Origami + Packaging Prototypes)
2. Coiling (Quilling)
3. Subtractive: Cutting to remove negative space
4. Additive: Cutting, Gluing and/or Taping (Free-formed construction)
5. Cutting and Manipulating (Torque, Twist, Shear…)

Methods for Construction

1. Slotted construction (Creating connections through junctions)
2. Connections through contact (Edge to edge, edge to plane, plane to plane, volume to volume)
3. Glue (White glue applies with brush, Glue Dots, Glue Strips, Hot Glue)
4. Tape (Use clear so that it is not visible)

Layering and stacking with or without spacers

Design Considerations:

1. Utilization of various elements of design: Color, light, shape (geometric, organic, amorphous), mass, volume, line, texture, space
2. Exploration of various principles of design: Scale, proportion, proximity, directional force, repetition, balance, contrast, emphasis, subordination, unity and variety
3. Experiment with gradation in shape, size, proportion, orientation, solidity, and density.
4. Carefully consider detail and craftsmanship
   
   
   Make a paper sculpture between 2 and 4 feet high/width and/or.
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   Here is some photos of paper sculptures that I found inspiring: 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    I really love this one.  It looks so delicate, billowy and airy, very flowerlike.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

"Self-Guided" field trip to the Geology Museum - Colorado School of Mines

So, Tuesday, my daughter Jazmin and I traveled to the Geology Museum - Colorado School of Mines in Golden Colorado.  So, about a 30 minute drive from Aurora to Golden, our adventure began.  She wasn't feeling that well that day, but she hung in there.

I've ALWAYS loved geology, and even wanted to be a Geologist as a child (amongst other ambitions).  My mother and I would go to the gem show every year when I was a kid, as well.

Jazzy and I took home some minerals.  Me, a large chunk of blue Flourite, Galena, and Quartz from the Royal Flush Mine, Hansonburg Dist., Soccorro Co., NM (as it states on the note).  She grabbed up a clear and beautiful yet small grouping of Quartz crystals.  We enjoyed seeing the "glow in the dark" minerals. Parking cost about $3, plus the gas to get there, but the entrance fee was free. Here are some photos of our field trip.

A huge peice of Amethyst!

A huge peice of copper!

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                                                   Rocks/Minerals that Glow!  Very cool!

                                                                           Fossils!

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Meteorites!

My daughter Jazzy and I went together and we took home two rock formations.  Me, a large chunk of blue Flourite, Galena, Quartz from the Royal Flush Mine, Hansonburg Dist., Soccorro Co., NM (as it states on the note.  She grabbed up a clear and beautiful yet small grouping of quartz crystals.  We enjoyed seeing the "glow in the dark" minerals. Parking cost about $3, plus the gas to get there, but the entrance fee was free. Here are some photos of our field trip.

Origami Pieces

So, today, I made approx. 50+ origami units to begin a prototype of my final design.  Simply using white computer paper, I made the triangular units.  I will begin the exploratory process soon of putting them together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pswnXa5_Lw

I've looked at three of these videos and found a cool magic ball origami shape to make.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLk6ZsSLc8E

This ball will represent a "fruit of life, or fruit of the tree, or a life from the sea."

I haven't decided what theme I am going to go with.  It has something to do with life, or organic life in general.  At first I was going to go with a Bonsai Tree, Tree of life idea, or Wind, Tree, Life, Fruit of Life, Or something do with the Ocean, Ocean wave, etc.  It has to be non-objective.



I also purchased Folding Techniques for Designers, from Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_14?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=folding+techniques+for+designers&sprefix=Folding+Techni%2Caps%2C319

I shopped online at dickblick.com to research papers that are easily foldable.  I haven't decided what colors I will use, especially depending on the theme.  I am concerned with the white walls that it will be displayed in.  I wanted to use iridescent vellum which is expensive.  Or a combination of red, violet red and black contrasting against bits of yellow, in a depth of blue, green and purple.

I shopped at Hobby Lobby for several hours and left with nothing, because I want to develop a prototype in cheap computer paper so I know exactly what to buy so I don't waste money.


I also found some thin fadeless art paper that I thought would be good to use for origami shapes or for thin cuts of paper.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/fadeless-art-paper/?clickTracking=true