I want to start exploring ways in which I can create these distorted forms using plaster and balloons in order to create these forms, I want to undertake this experiment to allow me to explore successful methods that are reliable in order to repeat to create multiples.
These are how I ideally imagine the forms will turn out.
This method involves using a bottle filled with liquid plaster and transferring it to a inflated balloon to fill the empty space created by the transfer of air between the two forms. if this is successful the forms should hold the smooth shape of the ballon and also allow me to manipulate the form.
DOING THIS EXPERIMENT:
I found great success with this and I feel confident I can continue to use this method to explore the distortion further and see how far I can push it before they break.
when i do this experiment again I want to be more prepared as the plaster set very fast limiting the amount of distortion I could create, to avoid this I will add more liquid to the plaster so there is a longer setting time so therefore more manipulation time, using string and bulging the forms outward.
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 