Doppleganger David Kleiman

For my doppelganger project, I chose a trophy I found in my house to create as an inflatable or a stuffed object and wanted to create one three times bigger than the original piece. Using the taping method was very helpful for my doppelganger project since creating the shape that made up the body of the trophy was quite difficult without a stencil to go off of. A hardship that I came across was with the original material I wanted to make the trophy portion from. It was a shiny material threaded pieces of plastic. Since there were so many gaps in the fabric it was almost impossible to cut the exact shape that I wanted to create the top part of the trophy. I, therefore, settled for ripstop. This was a blessing in disguise because as I was filling it I found it quite comical that the trophy was so floppy. The idea of rewarding someone with a floppy, not outstanding strong and tough trophy made me laugh. The process of creating this project made me appreciate the process of creating a piece and how your ideas and intentions can change throughout but still come out in good taste!