Grid

4.6.2014 Sketch various pattern designs onto grid shapes

4.7.2014 Determine that grid will not accommodate desired pattern design.

Redefine object shape to improve fit and grid precision.

Strips of Paper

3.31.2014 Create a pattern by draping strips of bristol paper on a form instead of working with muslin

Duplicate the strip pattern and cut the shape into pieces that follow a grid

Finished Product

Foxy Box completed March 17, 2014

2nd and 3rd Base

I realized that recreating the straw model exactly was a mistake because the model was flawed to begin with.

Chopsticks proved to be a difficult material to work with for this project.

I tried to make the base using large, colored pipe cleaners.

The texture and the color of the object distracted from the fox too much.

I chose to go with a material that would cause my fingers to bleed.

The aesthetic result was worth the pain.

The black wire is to give the impression of dirt.

It's a representation of the fox coming out of a hole in the ground.

Base

I created a sort of nest or hole in the "ground" for my fox to emerge from.

On Thursday, I sawed many chopsticks into pieces that were similar in size to the straws that made up my form.

Yellow Fox

on Wednesday, I cut the pieces until 

they could fit together. I was almost done.

on Friday night, my yellow fox head was complete

Error

Something is either too big or too small and I'm not sure about how to proceed

The top and the bottom do not fit together