SCULPTURE:Crinkling with a hair crinkler

Hair Crinkler

Metal Crinkling Plate

In my exploration of using a crinkler to crinkle, I am looking at what happens to a variety of material when placed between the two heated metal plates of a hair crinkler. With all my chosen materials I only crinkled part of the fabric so i could see the comparison of the material before and after crinkling.

Crinkled plastic imitation Bamboo

The plastic imitation bamboo was a solid cyndricial structure to start with. When placed between the hot metal plates it melted and became very soft within seconds and took the form of the hair crinklers ridges. When taken out of the crinkler the melted plastic cooled fast and became solid once more, maintaining the form of the ridges.

Crinkled Wool

The wool when placed between the hot plates changed colour within seconds from a bright pink to a deep purple. The wool seemed to have melted when first looking at it, but as it cooled, it turned back into being of the same colour and fibre as before. It is hard to tell weather the wool has kept its full intensity of ridges  because of the wool unravelling.

Crinkled light Cardboard

Even though light cardboard and left in the crinkler for over 30 seconds  only slight indentation  were created. I didn't think wise to leave in any longer because cardboard may have burnt.

Crinkled heavy Fabric (leatherette)

 I left the leatherette in between the hot metal plates only for a few second. It is a man-made material made from plastic, and it melted straight away, taking shape of the metal ridged plates. Because ridges were formed through melting it will maintain it's new ridged form unless remelted or through deterioration of time.

Crinkled medium weight Fabric

 I needed to leave the fabric in between the hot metal plates for about 15 seconds to create strong ridges. Because the material being of natural fabric and the melecular structor has not been changed, ridges may fall out over time.

Light weight Fabric

Fabric needed to held in between hot metal plates for approximately 30 seconds to create ridges. The fabric within a short period of time has lost the dept and strength of ridges, and because of this i think the fabric may have been treated to become an anti-wrinkle fabric and within a day or two will be wrinkle free again.

Crinkled brown Bread

 The bread only took a couple of seconds in between the hot ridges metal plates of the crinkler to crinkle, as it was very fresh, making it very manipulable.

Crinkled Banana

I held the banana in between the hot plates for about 10 seconds. It hissed and steamed whilst releasing a beautiful sweet aroma. The banana Crinkled easily. The plates on the other hand were left sticky with banana residue and needed to be cleaned.

Red Pepper

I held the slice of pepper in between the hot plates for about 30 seconds. It did not crinkle because of its fresh crispness and needed to be either older or cooked previous.

SCULPTURE: My Tumblr Link

http://www.tumblr.com/blog/liz-anne404

Sculpture: To Crinkle: twisting, bending, folding, squeezing, squashing and crushing.

Why and what object would people be twisting, bending, folding, squeezing, squashing and crushing?

All these actions would be used in recycling garbage eg. tin cans, paper, cardboard, cars etc... 
...in releasing energy eg. rage, anger, passion etc...

Twisting action used in the making of pasta, rope, hair wraps, laces, springs, stair cases, steering wheel, knots, knitting, crotch etc...

Bending action used in the making of furniture, bows (bow and arrow), metals in the making of electronic, mechanics, envelopes,  cards, letters, and in dance, and in lifting, the truth etc...

Folding action used for cloths and in the making of them as well as all soft furnishings, folding in flour with baking, making blinds, in poker etc...

Squeezing action used to hug, massage, get the last drop out of a carton etc...

Squashing action used to. make wine, juicing, closing a full suite case etc...

Crushing action used with some foods eg. nuts, seeds, to break etc...

SCULPTURE: To Crinkle

As I am crinkling i am thinking about my actions and what am i doing?

Crinkled Kitchen Foil (squeezing)

Crinkled Plastic Paper (bending and folding)

Crinkled Wire (bending and folding)

Crinkled Plastic Contained (crushing and squeezing)

 Crinkled Beer Can (twisting and crushing)

Crinkled Sheet of Newspaper (squeezing)

Crinkled Grooved Brown Card (bending twisting and squeezing)

Crinkled Metal (bending and folding)

Crinkled Paper Cup (twisting and crushing)

Crinkled Tape (squeezing)

Crinkled Juice Container (twisting and squeezing)

Crinkled Chicken-Wire (bending, folding, twisting and squeezing)

Crinkled Fabric (squeezing and twisting)

Crinkled Paper Box Lining (squeezing)

Crinkled Paper Bag (squeezing)

Crinkled Plastic Bottle (twisting, squeezing and crushing)

Crinkled Plastic Bag (squeezing)

Crinkled Cellophane (twisting and squeezing)

Crinkled Pages from a Book (twisting and squeezing)

Crisp bag (twisting and squeezing)

Carpet (twisting, squeezing and squishing). Didn't crinkle though.

Tea Spoon (bending, twisting and folding). Even though using two pliers i couldn't bend the face of the spoon, it just dented.

Work Glove (twisting, folding and squeezing). Fabric didn't crinkle.

Inner Toilet Roll, heavy cardboard (twisting, squeezing and crushing)

To Crinkle, I am twisting, bending, folding, squeezing, squishing and crushing.

Why, where and to what would i do this?

FASHION: Line-up

FASHION: Front back and sides for line-up



Design 1



Design 2



Design 3



Design 4



Design 5

Design 6

FASHION: material design sketches

The images below show sketches from designs made from one of my chosen shapes shown above.

Working on the manikin with fabric was about exploration of different weights and how they work with shape and form.  The heavy weight fabric held a great solid shape, which worked well for some of my designs, but what i really liked was the contrast of both or a mix of all three different weights, as it gives solidness as well as flow. You can see photos of these designs in the next post.
The sketches below are composed from using the traced out garment design and placing it in different angles and dimensions onto the body or croquis.

With creating my designs i chose to work with two simple fabric design image as you can see below. I chose these because in previous exploration i found that a combination of placing these shapes on different parts of the body, in various directions and in different sizes worked for me. It's the curves and butterfly like shapes i loved as they create a fullness and softness in shape and form whilst also giving the designs an intricate finishing detail.
Really enjoying the project. love the simplicity of creating pieces that the outcome to be so unexpectedly beautiful.

Heavy weight fabric. 360

360 being both sides as the back was different to front

Medium weight fabric. 360Having fun with my shape

Light weigh fabric 360

 Heavy weight fabric

 Medium weight fabric

 Light weight fabric