I have decided to try and make the buildings and land out of 2 different materials. Above is my investigation into how to approach this.
My initial idea was to make the terrain out of wood and the buildings out of glass. I had a long chat with technical staff in the workshops about the possibility of using the CNC router to cut out the terrain but there were too many constraints. The woodwork technician was unsure how to achieve this, Michelle was about to go on leave and given the short amount of amount of time available, we decided against it. It is something I’d like to try in the new year though.
Above: Sketchbook pages.
I considered felt by accident. I was looking for something to photograph my glass pieces against and found a piece of gray felt in the laser studio. It was a bit of a Eureka moment! The contrast with the glass was really satisfying. They are opposites in lots of ways.
Hard and soft. The contrast in how they do and don’t transfer light.The acoustic qualities.Flexibility and brittleness.
Based on my experience with glass casting I could use wax as a middle stage. If I make silicon moulds I can explore more options.