Sketches for cast paper wall deco; Material class

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These are my sketches for cast paper, and I'm trying to uce cool color which is good for eyes (in terms of stress relief).
I liked the demo today Rebecca's marker painting for randering, but I like more using water color pencil, it looks like water color painting, but much easier to handle it.

S.M.OG MILANO _ wooden utensil

images from www.smogmilano.com

I think they are modern industry design company, but not really sure. There's just contact info and catalogue..but these images are inspiring me!!

The school is closed tomorrow 2/8/10 monday.

I really need to be there.. got a lot of work to do..

Bombproof Wallpaper

Here is another product that is primarily designed for military. Developed to protect those U.S. military camps in Afgan and Iraq, these X-Flex bombproof wallpapers have been proved to perform excellently in prevent walls from crumbling under fierce bash, and the material will stretch to contain brick fragments as well as to make the wall bounce back. Still, it is hopeful that the Bombproof Wallpaper could be widely used in earthquake-prone areas, so as to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the people.


I found this interesting wallpaper while I was searching inspired image for material class.
I hope this product will be used in area such as Haiti, it will much more help.

Biomimicry _ Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature

interesting..

Bruce Metcalf _ Wood Jewelry

There's lots of his work on his website. You can search from 1970's to 2000's, and it feels like he really loves to work, and even I felt his professional mind woth his pieces. His works have a story, I think every pieces are telling the story, like a narrator.

I like his way to shape the wood; that is different from me, but it was pretty interesting. Just one looking at his works, I learned a lot, especially the unique organic shapes.

These pictures above is my favorite works from the website. He uses gold leaf on wood, I really want to figure out how he does it.

image source: www.brucemetcalf.com

Hisano Takei _Organic Design with Wool

Although it reminded me Rachel's sample of Material class, I liked her choice, to use wool, and the way she expresses the volume and texture. I'm miniature-like person, so when I see works
like these, I got impressed by her works' huge scale.
I remember Rachael said she used niddle felting fot her sample, well I would like to try niddle felting someday.

"....My work is predominantly made out of wool, and I explore forms and ideas of jewelry through texture, color, and overall composition. The softness and curves are inviting aspects of my forms; the sensuous properties of felted jewelry are uncommon and strike new challenges for the wearer and the viewer alike..." - from her artist statement.

How to make rice paper from bamboo?

While I was researching materials that I can use to solve my everyday problem, I found a article about making rice paper. In this article, however, 'rice paper' doesn't actually refer rice. This writer is showing how to make a paper from bamboo.

Things You'll Need:
1.5 lb. bamboo
2.6 lb. wood ash
3 3/4 gallons water
Fine mesh for straining
Large pot
2 towels
Mortar and pestle
Rubber gloves
Basin
Deckle and mold
Decoration for paper
Books for pressing

1. Find some bamboo and pull off the leaves. Shred the leaves until you have 1.5 lb. of shredded bamboo.

2. Create an ash mixture by mixing wood ashes with water, in a large pot. Boil the water for 20 to 30 minutes and then allow it to sit for 24 hours. The next day, run the mixture through a strainer lined with fine mesh or nylon.

3. Place your bamboo into a very large pot. Add the ash mixture and allow it to cook for 5 hours. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh material and then wrap the remaining fiber in a towel.

4. Rinse fresh water over the towel and then squeeze to remove water. Remove the fiber from the towel and use a mortar and pestle to mush the fiber to a pulp.

5. Fill a basin half full with water. Add enough pulp such that you have four parts water and one part pulp. Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon.

6. Slip a deckle and mold into the vat and hold it flat under the water. A deckle and mold is a two-part wooden frame used to make paper. The mold has mesh covering the bottom.

7. Lift the deckle and mold straight up out of the water to capture the pulp in the frame. Then gently shake the deckle and mold.

8. Rest the deckle and mold on a towel and then remove the deckle. Hold the frame vertical to your towel, with the mesh on the outside. Gradually roll the frame toward the towel until it lays flat.

9. Press the back of the mesh to remove the paper from the frame. Decorate the paper. Lay a piece of cloth over the paper and then layer books over the cloth to press. Allow it to sit for 30 minutes before removing the books and allowing the paper to air dry.


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It seems really hard to try, but I'd like to make it sometime.
I think this is real casting paper!





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