My starting inspiration was naturally Anne Hepler’s inflatable figures. In my head, when making my first inflatable (Inflatable 1), I imagined that I would easily be able to create a large, round balloon. However, as I tried to embrace improvisation by cutting out pieces as I taped them together, I quickly realized that the relatively …
For the first inflatable, I started out not sure what shape I was going for, but really enjoyed the idea of yellow, pink and white together, outlined in a bold black tape. After constructing the body/head part of the fish, I realized what it kind of looked like and attempted to flesh it out fully. …
Throughout this project, I mostly experimented with combining straight edges and curves to form more complex inflatables, and using pre-existing, familiar plastic forms, like grocery bags or empty bread bags, to create organic and unexpected shapes. Inflatable #1: I approached my first inflatable by randomly cutting out and piecing together different shapes, some with curved …
This was my first time working with plastic and tape as mediums, and I quickly learned when developing my five pieces that both are rather difficult to work with when together. I initially decided to make some organic experiments based on random cuts and selections of colors, wanting to see what kind of shapes would …
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