further exploring the properties and qualities of binding twine and wire, inspired by observing knotted twine on a fence mesh I manipulated a fringe of twine, it has the feel of a starling murmeration , birds in flight, movement of wings.
Some interesting images, dynamic and fluid. Similar to the issue with the woven spring that I chose to refine in ass4 , this piece is very flexible so difficult to ensure a defined form and placement of strands. This is an interesting observation, not previously considered befor the placement exercise in ass4.
It will be interesting to observe the fluidity of artworks and how the issue is dealt with in future exhibition visits.
The woven cylindrical form naturally sits flat, To refine I approached with an intent to make a stable 3d structure.
The mesh can easily be twisted into a tetrahedron, however more difficult to line up the mesh to create a grid that lines up.
I think that the mesh may be created as a spiral rather than a grid. I stitched it in place with orange telephone wire that may be removed later.
I needed to unwavering the tape a couple of times before I was happy with the effect
Although I achieved the objective of creating a stable shape, I am less interested with the result than the original weave.
the patterning happened naturally in the first sampl, in the new iteration I had to fight it into shape and it looks clumsy, this could perhaps be developed further with more of the mesh to play with. I believe that it is from rolls of carpet. It could be interesting to cut. Sections to rejoin into different structural forms.
I have been interested in edges, I revisited a book called nature n design by Alan powers whilst investigating the Fibonacci spiral , I gather ‘found drawings of edges’ in ass 1
I laid some calico on the ground, doused in a vinegar solution and drew the hills on the horizon using the bicycle chain as a drawing tool, the iron in the chain transferred to the cloth.
Using crochet I intended to investigate tension , one of the points I found particularly interesting in ass4.
I have crocheted a chain of white tape into the bike chain, it feels like a really interesting juxtaposition of materials. Industrial v craft, hard v soft. I started with four chain stitches between links, then swapped to three, interestingly the three chain created enough tension to start curving the chain. Soft resilient material affecting the hard strong steel. I started to work crochet chains to suspend the bicycle chain in the form of the rust drawing – needs some more thought into the technical aspect of this.