Week 3: Material Exploration

I lost track of what we did for each week :’D
Plastic-based material exploration is a pretty interesting technique. The resulting material that you get is waterproof, making it ideal for bags or coats (I vote bags or pouches because I don’t think wearing plastic bags is going to be that comfortable and also I am not the biggest fan of raincoats :/). This is also a technique that is pretty accessible and low-cost, considering that the only thing people might have to purchase is the baking parchment. I imagine this could a pretty cool arts and craft project for younger kids (of course with adult supervision!!!).
As for the thread-based material exploration, I THINK IT IS BRILLIANT!!! And the results look really good (not for mine. But Prof. Galina’s dresses for the National Museum? *chef kisses*) While this technique might not be as accessible as compared to the plastic-based material exploration, I think it is still a pretty interesting technique that produces some really interesting results. And it allowed me to have more opportunities to practice using the sewing machine so that’s a plus for me. 

Thread-based material exploration
Plastic-based material exploration
Plastic-based material exploration
Plastic-based material exploration
Plastic-based material exploration. I tried using my favourite food wrappers to try to create this piece but it didn’t really work out.

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Louisa Lek

*nervous laughter*

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