In this work shop, once again we learnt a new technique. This time is was making modular shapes using a net of smaller, tabbed shapes. For my focus, which I have decided is going to be shells this technique could be successful as long as an accurate net can be created, this technique leaves a lot less room for experimentation and accidents compared to other techniques and will take more planning and maths.
Here was the modular shape I created, a simple sphere. With some experimentation hopefully there is a way to manipulate this into a shell shape, taking out some of the pieces and extended upwards and outwards. However I fear there way be loose ends and it may end up looking slightly unprofessional and unfinished.
the two shapes above were created with the off-cuttings from the sphere shape, although this piece looks slightly abstract it was created from a very strict repetition of cutting out identical shapes. I tried to shape it into a shell shape, and feel it tends to look more coral like, compared to the technique I used of slitting the paper, this creates quite a unique texture and is more visually appealing. However it is much harder to manipulate into a curvaceous, shell liek hape due to the position of the cuts, which ten to create a more angular shape when I try to fold/bend the sheet of paper.
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