Constraints

Hannah

As there are so many possibilities the best thing to start with are the items we are interested in. We should aim to get as many items as we can for free and should spend no more than ten pounds on everything (our challenge). Once we have collected our items we should post them to the blog with drawings that we have made of the possible combinations. When we have this we will know more about our shapes and weights and see what might occur to us about how to bring together into a mobile. the objects themselves might give us clues.

I have decided I will only use cardboard and string - the following links are interesting images for inspiration
Cardboard and string 1

Cardboard and string 2

Cardboard and string 3


A poem from the book of poetry 'The Age of Cardboard and String' by Charles Boyle that I will use for inspiration

THE PINK HOTEL

We renamed the street after our favourite songs
and sat on the sun-deck of the Pink Hotel
watching drivers get first confused, then angry,
then tearing their maps into bite-sized pieces.

A waiter frisked us for prohibited substances.
Small children approached in ones and twos
and shyly asked who wrote the lyrics
of the road to the cottage hospital.

It dawned upon us we were running late,
and as we hurried along to the artist's studio
the children began repainting the hotel
in greens and browns, a precautionary measure.

We posed naked for statues of ourselves.
We woke late, lifelike but blanketed by snow
on which a most delicate crust
had formed overnight.

MOBILES

I think now we need to explore more about mobiles.

• What types of supports does it need?
  


• How would you attatch things onto it?
  


• What sort of shapes would the strings or wire make and what position?
  


• Will it be big or small?
  


• What equipment would we need?

• What is the structure?

Hannah

We have till the beginning of July when I break up for summer holidays.

In this time we can probably work on this about once a week.

We should start to create the mobile quite soon so as it will be ready for July.

I have had some new ideas, in a magazine last week I was flicking through a fashion magazine, I saw a mobile with shoes on it. My idea was we could visit charity shops and buy handbags, shoes, purses and other fashion accesories that we could stick on our mobiles. I also think we should each have different ideas of what to do. For example we each have a theme that is different.

I have learnt that you can do alot with small things that do not sound interesting at all.

I have learnt that you can explore everything in lots of detail.

I have learnt that a texture can make a difference and there are so many.

Hannah

REFLECTING

Hannah, before we work on the next instruction we both need to reflect on what we have learned so far. We also need to set out some guidelines for working on your project. We need to know how much time we can spend each week, when we need to produce something and when the project ends (perhaps it doesn't - it might just have stopping off points along the way).


I have learned that I would like to carry out the instructions that you set as well as the ones I set for you.

I have learned that I like not knowing what will happen next. I like to be inspired by new ways of thinking.

I have learned that I need to know more about what you want in terms of timing for this project (because my work is very open ended which suits me but might not suit you). I think we should agree a timescale for each instruction and we can only do this if we know when you need to finish for your award.

Linda

SQUIDGY

Hannah, flicking through a magazine I came across this, it reminded me of the SQUIDGY drawing

Linda, that image reminds me of this old man with a walking stick and hat.

This picture shows the differences between black and white. Hannah

Find an object or an image in response to this one - it could be something this reminds you of or it is opposite in some way