Pop Up show Ideas
I have been adding layers to my "cloud" and it has become a bit heaver, because of this the starch was not as effective. It started to loose some of its shape and come apart. To over come this problem i tried stapling the fabric to see if it would give the sculpture the needed support, the staples did not hold well as the fabric is very thin. The only other thing i could think to do that would effectively secure the fabric in place and allow my to shape and mold the fabric was to sew it. I started sewing today and it is a very long and laborious process but i think in the end it will be worth it. I have added around 30 balloons of various sizes and about 10 meters of fabric. It is now the size of 1x0.5 meters. I think i might have to leave the top dark layer off and finish it inside the church as i am worried about being able to transport it to the Pop Up show. Also i think the shape is a little off i am trying to make it too symmetrical, i need to look at clouds and take note of the natural shapes that occur. Also it feel from where it was suspended in my room today, i need to make sure the fishing wire goes through as many layers as possible so that this will not happen again.


Cloud research
I have been looking in to storm clouds and the process of condensation that results in different formations of clouds. I like the fact that no two clouds are the same, that they are randomly generated forms. I also like the fact that they constantly change shape so that they become something different. I enjoyed researching freak cloud formations, ones that are not common, i think the fact that they are rare and can not be seen in everyday make them more beautiful. Also i like how even tho the cloud can have a shape and pattern they are still just a random occurrence in nature. My favorite type of cloud formation is called Undulatus Asperatus, the name translates roughly to roughened or agitated waves. They appear dark and storm like it looks like an ocean, i think the fact that the sky can form waves is beautiful it makes we feel like we are under water.  

I think my sculpture is going to end up more cloud like through its use of materials, balloons and silk like fabric than through its shape. I am finding it quite hard to manipulate the fabric in to a natural like occurrence. I think i will have to also experiment with more fluid like substances, i think this will allow my sculpture to communicate the natural flow easier. I think maybe going back to wax and plaster would be a good idea as i have worked with those materials before and know how to manipulate them. 

While looking at clouds i also saw lots of pictures of rain, i think it would be a really challenging and interesting  idea to try and capture rain in a sculptural, permanent form. I'm not sure yet how to do this but i like the idea of suspension again and maybe doing lots of little sculptures with lots of detail rather than one big one. Also i could build it so it has to be seen from the inside so the audience's view is manipulated. I really like this idea of manipulating the way people view things as it become more interactive and gets people more interested in it through this. 

Project Proposal

Is my sculpture communicating the ephemeral, no it does not look like a movement in time, it dose not look like something frozen. I need to develop my work more, look at what is ephemeral and how to capture something about to change. I think i should look at materials in more depth, use materials that change and become something different. Also it is not uncanny, people would not be able to tell it is a cloud, the materials are not used in such a way that they become something else, and it does not communicate sublime as i do not think it is beautiful in any way.