In reflection to advance my work into sculptural forms that hold their own weight I need to create some kind of support for them. By using wicker it will hopefully be able to create a frame that twists and curves much like the wood found in the New Forest. I am hoping I will then be able to college or lay my hand made paper over the frames. Whilst retaining the opaque qualities and fragility of the paper. By using licken I should be able to create some really interesting designs, that I will later be able to print and sew into.
I have ordered 1.4 mm wicker in the hope that I will be able to soak and manipulate it to create the structures I need. I have not yet decided whether these will be free standing of will hang.
I would have liked to have got a material that was slightly more authentic but after purchasing the abaca pulp I have a bit of a tight budget, but I am hoping this will be adequate.
I like the idea of the inclusion or use of light to compliment the material qualities of the paper. I am not yet sure how this would work and whether it would transfer into a more commercialised lighting design or if I want this to purley be a sculptural form with light to highlight the shadows, opacity and natural materials.
I have decided to do this as an alternative to making and constructing (as I don’t have access to my book making materials). Although the skills, materials and techniques are very much transferable between the two and sit within the same reals. I am hoping that I will then be able to make a collection of artist books and paper forms that compliment each other.
Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 