We were actually not screwing around at all today. But what we did screw together was some formwork for our Introduction to Craft projects.
Introduction to Craft, as probably mentioned in previous blogs, is split into 2 sections. Some students work with laminated wood to create curved wood designs and some students work with casting. I’m in the casting section, where we have been tasked with designing and building a planter.
We are a full week through our design/iteration phase of this project and we are chugging along with our designs. Mine, pictured below, is meant to mimic a coastline as water slowly creeps down from higher ground to feed coastal grasses.
So now to figure out how to put this together. After discussing with my professor, it’s seeming like the best way to get the curved shape is to carve into foam for the formwork. My first attempt, below.
All in all, a day in the shop, working on our formwork and drawing and testing our way through design challenges.
