Exercise 2.2 Paper manipulation library

Here the focus in on developing some of the qualities found in the selected drawings by translating them into paper manipulations.

Here are the techniques that I feel are most relevant to my selected drawings:

I started off with a variety of new and used papers: graph paper, reused envelopes, brown paper, lined paper, tissue paper, tracing paper, greaseproof paper, plain white paper:

The chosen papers represent these qualities of my drawings:

• brown paper - roughness of frayed rope drawing

• graph paper - geometric boxes

• selection of more transparent papers - delicacy of finer drawings and lace-like elements

• plain white paper - the neutral starting point of many of the drawings.

Folding to create the graphical drawn boxes on reused tissue-like packing paper:

Experimenting with folding and snipping to create raised areas, looking at them flat and as 3D shape:

Learn that the same material can look very different when held in a 3D shape, in this case a cylinder.

Folding, cutting, snipping, rolling back, using reused heavy brown packing paper:

Pleating with tracing paper and copy paper:

Snipping, folding, stretching:

Wetting, moulding, drying to create a grid:

Puncturing, twisting , crumpling, layering, coating, laminating with glue:

This exercise has highlighted for me some of the possibilities that exist to partially or completely transform a material; leading to breaking it down, building it up, combining the qualities of two or more different materials to make a new one, making it stronger or weaker, giving body or shape to a 2D or flat surface, creating new areas in which to insert stitch, destroying part of the surface in order to recreate it in a new way.