Friday, April 29, 2011

MS: Wearable Paper Sculptures

One of the assignments I had at RISD was to make jewelry only using books. It was a fun project so I did a similar variation using magazine paper. I ripped a bunch of paper by color and demonstrated basic shapes, like the coil and fan. Some students expanded on those while others created totally different designs. I can definitely see these on the runway!

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  1. These are outstanding! I would totally wear them! :)

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  2. I'm a bit speechless, these are Beautiful! I enjoy any project that uses free/inexpensive materials. These definitely make a statement.

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  3. Thank you Katie!! I totally agree!

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  4. Whoa, Ruth! Awesome idea and it uses the Eco friendly, reduce, reuse, and recycle creed!I can't wait to try this with my kiddo's!

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  5. Hi its Clara and you and your class show great flame (you know, good juice :D) in your artwork.

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  6. What kind of glue did they use to hold it all together? These are fantastic!

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  7. Thank you Amanda! we used transparent tape for the individual parts and a little hot glue to hold the whole structure together. I think I tried glue, but tape was faster. Hope that helps! Let me know if you find a better alternative:)

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  8. Oops, I meant that I tried regular liquid glue for the individual parts, but it was taking a while to dry so we used tape.

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  9. Hi Ruth! I was wondering how you did the coils so they weren't too fat. I'm not very crafty, and am struggling with it...:-( I'm also having a hard time with the base of the fans being too thick. LOVE these!

    Sandi

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    1. Thank you Sandi! I think the fewer times you fold the strips, the thinner the coil will be. They tend to bunch up a little when you roll them, which adds to the bulk. Unfortunately, I don't know how to avoid that:/ We taped the base of the fans, but using string might look more aesthetic.

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