Duct Tape 101 Adventurous Ideas for Art, Jewelry, Flowers, Wallets and More
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DUCTTAPE101ADVENTUROUSIDEAS
FORART•JEWELRY•FLOWERS•WALLETSANDMORE
FORESTWALKERDAVIS
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CONTENTSFOREWORDBYRICHELAFABIANMORGAN
INTRODUCTION:
DUCTTAPEASARTCHAPTERONE:
GETTINGSTARTEDCHAPTERTWO:
FLOWERSCHAPTERTHREE:
WALLETS,PURSES,BAGS,ANDMORECHAPTERFOUR:
JEWELRYANDOTHERACCESSORIESCHAPTERFIVE:
SCULPTURESCHAPTERSIX:
TABLEAUXRESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
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FOREWORDIknowthishashappenedtoyou.
Youspotitfromacrossthestore:perfect,bright,andcolorfulrolls,neatlystackedorplayfullyjumbledinanoversizedbin.It’seyecandydrawingyouin,andtheneedtotouchitoverwhelms.Atfirstyoudon’tknowwhatitis,butthenafterpickinguparoll,youfindyourselfsmiling.Ah,ducttape.
Asecondrealizationsinksinasyoutosstherollintoyourshoppingbasketandheadtothecheck-outcounter–andthismakesyouchuckle.You’reinapharmacy!Alongwiththesunscreenandvarietypackofbandages,you’rebuyingarollofhotpinkducttape–andfornoapparentreason.
Ducttapeiseverywherethesedays.Once,duringanintensethreehoursofrunningerrands,Icameacrossitatthehardwarestore,thesupermarket,mylocaltoystore,and(yes)thepharmacy.Itwasn’tevenonmylistofto-do’s.Asaducttapeartist,itsubiquitouspresenceisextremelyconvenient.ImaynotevenrealizethatI’mrunninglowonaparticularcolororpatternuntilIaccidentallywalkdownanaisleandseeit.
Ducttapeisadiversemediumforcreativity.Itcanbeusedtomakewallets,bags,banners,garments,jewelry,belts,andotheraccessories.Itcanbefolded,cut,andmoldedintovariousshapesfor2-Dor3-Dart.Ducttapecanbeasubstituteforfabric,paper,markers,andpaint.I’veevenwitnessedsomeonetryingtocrochetwithit.Whilemostpeoplewouldsnicker,Isilentlycheeredheron.(Go,lady,go!)
Theprojectsinthisbookshowcasethepowerofducttape.Forestunderstandsthatit’snotjustanadhesive.Ducttapeismeanttobeplayedwith,tobemanipulatedandfine-tuned,andtobetransformed.Thereseemstobenolimittowhatapersoncancreate,whetherit’sartorcraft,orsomethinginbetween.Andyoucanbeanold,marriedladywithkidsorayoungbachelorwiththeworldathisfeet.ForestandIaretwoverydifferentpeople,butweshapeourinspirationthroughducttape.Andbecauseofthis,wearekindredspirits.
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—RICHELAFABIANMORGAN
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INTRODUCTION
DUCTTAPEASART
IWISHIHADAGOODORIGINSTORY.OTHERARTISTSIKNOWCANTALKABOUTTHEFIRSTTIMESOMEONEGAVETHEMAPAINTBRUSHORACAMERA,ABOUTLEARNINGTOSEECOLORANDSHADOWANDLIGHT.“HOWDIDYOUGETSTARTED?”ISPROBABLYTHEMOSTCOMMONQUESTIONIGETASKED,ANDMORETHANADECADELATER,ISTILLDON’THAVEASATISFACTORYANSWER.SOMETIMESIJOKINGLYREPLYTHATIWASFONDOFGIRLSANDKNEWTHATIWOULDN’TBEANYGOODATSPORTS,WHICHISATLEASTALITTLEBITTRUE.
AbetteransweristhatIalwayshadacreativeorientation,wasluckyenoughtobethesonofanartteacherandamusician,andranintocreativepeoplein
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schoolwhoinspiredandencouragedme.
Iremembersomewherearoundeighthgrade,itbecamevoguetomakewalletsandbookcoverswithducttape.Myfirstwalletweighedabouttwopoundsandhadpocketseverywhere,hidingnotebooksandpencilsandplayingcardsandapocketknife,butthissoonevolvedintomoreportablemodels.Theconceptoftransformingsomethingblatantlyutilitarianintosomethingbeautifulappealedtome,asitstilldoes.WhenIrealizedthatpeoplewerewillingtopaymefiveortendollarsforaducttapeflower,myinterestwaspiqued,butIwas(andstillam)reluctanttomakeartforprofit,preferringtomakethingsbecauseIfeelliketheyneedtobemade.
TheprogressionfromfirstwalletthroughmoreandmorecomplexartworkstothepresentdaywassoslowandgradualthatsometimesitfeelslikeonedayIwokeuplikethis,teachingartclasses,writingabook,andmakingflowersforweddings.Forthisreason,it’ssometimeshardtoidentifyastartingpoint,oradecisionthatledmehere,butit’saprettyniceplacetobe.
Ducttapeoccupiesanoddplaceintheworldofart.Itisoftenputinanumbrellacategorysuchas“mixedmedia”or“noveltyart,”andmuchoftheexistingmaterialonthesubjectismarketedtowardteenagers,showingtheun-seriousnesswithwhichitisgenerallyregarded.Thisun-seriousness,however,ispartofitsappeal.Itallowsyou,theartist,thefreedomtomakewhatyouwanttomakeinwhateverwayyou’dliketomakeit.It’sunpretentiousandsimple,afunctionalandutilitarianthingthatpeopleallovertheworldhaveelevatedinbeautifulandunexpectedways,likeagourmethot-dogstand.
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CHAPTERONE:
GETTINGSTARTED
ONEOFTHETHINGSIENJOYMOSTABOUTDUCTTAPEASAMEDIUMISTHEACCESSIBILITY—TAPECANBEFOUNDATVIRTUALLYANYCORNERSTOREANDISN’TVERYEXPENSIVECOMPAREDWITHOTHERARTMEDIA.INTHISWAY,IT’SVERYDEMOCRATIC.MOSTOFTHENON-TAPEMATERIALSARESIMILARLYAVAILABLEANDINEXPENSIVE,SOTHEBARRIERTOENTRYISVERYLOW.
AnotherthingIlikeisthatitcanbedonealmostanywhere.IfeelmostcomfortablemakingartincoffeehousesandbarsbecauseIthinkit’sprobablygoodformetohavesomehumaninteraction,andI’vemadesomegoodfriendsandprofessionalcontactsthatIwouldn’thaveifIwereinmy
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basementworkingtothesoundsofanoldStarTrekepisode.ItrynottotakeupmorespacethanIneed,andifI’moccupyingoneofthefewlargetables,I’llputupasignthatsays“nicepeoplemaysithere”sothatIdon’tfeelguiltyaboutoverstayingmywelcome.It’sagoodideatopicktablesthataresquareorrectangularbecausecirculartablesmakeitdifficulttomakebigsheetsoftapeforwalletsandpursesandthelike.It’salsogoodtofindatablethathasasmooth,unpaintedsurfacebecauseitgivesyouaplacetosetdownyourstripsoftapeasyou’remakingthem,andtheadhesivecanremovepaintfromtabletops,whichcanangertheownersofthecoffeehouseorbar.
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TOOLSMostofthetoolsIusearesimpleones,butIencourageyoutousewhateverresourcesyouhaveaccesstoandnotfeellimitedbythemanufacturer’sintent.IrecalloneparticularprojectinwhichIneededtocarvelargepiecesofclosed-cellfoamintosmoothshapessuitablefordecoratingwithtape.Myfather,whoinspectsbeehives,happenedtohaveaspecializedtoolcalledacappingknifethatlooksabitlikeanelectrifiedgardentrowel.Theideawasthattheknifewouldgetwarmandmeltitswaythroughthefoamlikeaheatedicecreamscoop.Asithappens,thiswasnotveryeffective,andIwentbacktousingasteakknife.Goforthandfindthethingsthatworkandlearnfromthethingsthatdon’t.Thatbeingsaid,herearethetoolsIusemostfrequently.
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CUTTINGBOARD
Ipreferacuttingboardwithsome“give”toit,liketheself-healingrubbermatsavailableatmostcraftstores.Theknifeisbetterabletoseverthestringsofthetapeifthebladecansinkintothecuttingboardabit.Avoidthehardplasticandwoodenmats.Biggerisbetter.
HOLEPUNCH
Sometimesyouwillneedtomakecircles.Forsmallercircles,aholepunchseemstheobvioussolution,butitstretchesouttheedgesofthecircle,soitjustwon’tdo.Thebestthingforsmallishcirclesisabookdrillorascrewpunch.Thiswooden-handledtoolwithacuttingbittwistsasyoupushitdown,thusrenderingaperfectcircle.Itcomeswithbitsofvarioussizes.Forlargercircles,thecraftknifeisveryeffective.
SCISSORS
Agoodpairofscissorsisessential,butthegoodonesaren’talwaysthemostexpensive.I’vepurchasedseveralpairsatdollarstoresthatoutperformedthoseavailableatcraftstores.Anoteregardingscissors:Whentheygetcloggedupwithadhesiveresidue(andtheywill),takeasmallpieceoftapeandrubthestickysideverycarefullyalongthebladeofthescissorsseveraltimesuntiltheresidueisremoved.It’simportanttodothisfrequentlytoensurecleanercuts.IrecentlyacquiredapairofFiskarsscissorsdesignedforDuckbrandtocutducttapeandotheradhesives.Icanattestthattheyworkbeautifully.
CRAFTKNIFE
Anybrandofthesekniveswilldofine,butIprefertheoneswithmetalhandlesovertheplasticbecausethey’relesslikelytobreak.Ialwayscarryextrablades,becausetheydullquicklyandsometimesbreak.Idon’thaveanofficialcoverformine,soIusedapencap.
WIRECUTTERS
Mywirecuttersareprettysimplethings.Youcanfindthematmostcraftstores.Iboughtapairatadollarstoreonce,buttheybrokealmostimmediately.Besuretooilthemeverynowandagain.
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COFFEE
…andlotsofit!
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BASIC
SKILLSTHEPROJECTSINTHISBOOKREPRESENTAPRETTYWIDESCALEOFDIFFICULTY,BUTEVENTHEEASIESTPROJECTSCANBEDAUNTINGWITHOUTAPRIMEROFTHEESSENTIALSKILLS.ITMIGHTHELPIFYOU’REVERYNEWTODUCTTAPETOPRACTICETEARINGANDFOLDINGSOMESQUARES,JUSTTOGETTHEFEELOFIT.
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FOLDINGTAPE
Keepyourfingersoutoftheway.
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Usethesidesofthetapeforguidance.
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Alwaysfoldfromthecreasedownwardtoavoidwrinkles.Ifyou’refoldingasheetoftape,alwaysfoldfromthecreasetowardtheopenend.
TEARINGTAPE
Whentearingtapeofftheroll,firstunwrapthedesiredlengthoftape.Next,holdtherollinyourlefthandanduseyourleftindexfingerasthestoppingpointforyourtapestrip.
Last,graspthefreestripwithyourrighthandclosetoyourstopper-finger,andthenthrustyourrighthandquicklydownwardusingthepadofyourthumb(pictured)asanedge.Alternatively,youcanattachthetapeendtotheedgeofyourtable,unrollittothedesiredlength,andthencutitwithscissorswhilekeepingthestriptautwiththerollinyourotherhand.Tearingtapeslowlymay
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resultinanunevenorstretchededge,sodon’tbeafraidtotearwithvigorandgusto.
MAKINGSHEETS
Whenmakingsheetsoftapeforwallets,purses,orotherbig,flattishthings,planaheadsotheydon’tcomeapartlater.Layyourstripsonyourtabletopsticky-sideup(SSU—anacronymI’lluseoccasionallyinthisbook),overlappingeachbyabout1/4to1/3inch(6to8mm).Next,completeyoursheetbylayinganotherlayerofstripssticky-sidedownperpendiculartoyourfirstlayer.Makingyourtoplayerperpendiculartoyourbottomlayerkeepstheoverlapsfrombecomingtooprominent,andprovidesaddedstrength.
Whenyou’reoverlappingthetape,youshouldtouchthemlightlywithyourfingerstosealtheadhesive.Whenyou’readdingstripsforthetoplayer,you’llwanttohavethecenterofthetapestriptouchthebottomlayerfirst,droppingyourhandsslowlytomakesurethestripisevenlyandsmoothlyapplied.
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OTHERBEGINNINGTIPS
IprefertouseDuckbrandducttapebecauseofthequalityofthetapeandthevarietyofcolors,butnotallDuckbrandtapesarethesame!Somerollshaveapatternofperforations(whichfeelsmoother),andsomehaveacrossed-stringpattern(whicharemoretexturedinappearance).Youshouldlookfortherollswiththecrossedstrings;they’reeasiertotear,andtheedgesarestraighterthantheperforatedtape,whichcanformabruptlateralripswhenbeingtorn.
Planningoutyourprojectsinstagescanbeatime-saver,especiallywhendealingwithdozensofidenticalparts.Itiseasier,forexample,toteartwentystrips,foldthem,cutthem,andapplythemtogetherratherthandoingeachoneinturn.Ifyouneedninestripsofequallengthforawallet,youcanmeasurethefirst,thenstretchthatoneoutinfrontofyou,andmeasuretheothersagainstit.Thesameistrueforwiresandothermaterials.
Moreonplanning:Iliketosketchoutmyprojectsaheadoftimetopredictpossibledesignproblems.Ihavesentmanycoloredpencilstotheirgravesthisway.It’struewhattheysayaboutanounceofpreventionbeingworthapoundofcure:Nothingisworsethangettinghalfwaythrougha“grandwork”andhavingtorestartbecauseyoudidn’trealizetherewassomethingwrongwiththeplan.
Newsprintisusefulasafillermaterial,butnewspapersareusuallyprintedwithaninkthatsmearswhenyoucrumpleit,whichcancauseblacksmudgingonyourhandsandspreadtolighter-coloredtapes.Inoticedthisonthesashimiespecially.Beforeyouuseprintedpapersforducttapeart,crumplesomebetweenyourfingerstoseewhethertheinkshowsuponyourhands.Ifso,youmightconsiderusingadifferentpaper.
Thereisoftenalotofrepetitioustedium,anditcanbehelpfultosharetheloadbyenlistingfamily,neighbors,andfriendstoassistintearingorfolding.You’dbesurprisedhowmuchworkcanbeboughtwithabeeroracoffeeorabarofchocolate.
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CHAPTERTWO:
FLOWERS
ISTARTEDMAKINGFLOWERSINGRADESCHOOLFORMYFRIENDS.BACKTHEN,THEYWEREEXTREMELYSIMPLEANDDIDN’THAVEANYWIRESINTHEM,SOTHEYWEREN’TVERYDURABLE.INCOLLEGE,ISTARTEDSELLINGTHEMTORAISEMONEYFORTHEENVIRONMENTALCLUB.
ThoughI’vealwayshadadeep,abidingloveforbiologyandnature,Iwas(andstillam)lessconcernedwithbotanicalaccuracythanwithaestheticsensibilityandmakingstuffIthinkisinterestingandchallenging.Iapologizetoreadersforthelargeportionofthisbookdedicatedtoflowers,butIhope
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you’llforgivemeforthefollowingreasons.First,natureconstantlysurprisesmewithadiversityofbeautyanddepththatartistscouldspendtheirwholelivesemulating,asthousandsofartistshave.Second,theskillsnecessaryinmakingflowers—namely,asenseofsymmetry,aneyeforproportion,andalotofpatience—willserveyouwellineveryprojectyouundertake.
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POINT-PETALROSETHEFIRSTPROJECTMOSTPEOPLELEARN,ANDTHEFIRSTONEITEACHMYSTUDENTS,ISTHEPOINT-PETALROSE.ITISONEOFTHEOLDCLASSICSOFTHEDUCTTAPETRADE,IFSUCHATHINGCANBESAIDTOEXIST.IUSETHEPOINTPETALSINJUSTABOUTEVERYTHINGIDO,WHETHERAFLOWERORNOT.
WITHPRACTICEANDPLANNING,YOUCANMAKESPIRALSANDCONCENTRICCIRCLESWITHALTERNATINGCOLORS,OREVENSPIDERSANDEYEBALLS.THESEAREPARTICULARLYFUNANDREWARDINGWHENYOUGETTHEMRIGHT.
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Beforewemaketheflower,wehavetohavesomethingtoputiton.Itcanbeanythingatall,butwe’regoingtousewire.Tearapieceoftapevertically,sothatit’sthesamelengthasyourwire,thenrollthetapecarefullyaroundthewire,beginningattheedge.
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First,you’lltearaseriesofsquares.Thecompletedflowerwillhaveanywherebetweentwentyandfiftypetals,sothat’showmanysquaresyouneed,thoughit’snotnecessarytotearthemallatonce.
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Next,takeonecornerofasquareandfolditdownsothatitformsarighttriangleregionofsmoothtape,withadhesivebordersontwosides.Thenewlysmoothsectionshouldbeabout75percentofthesurfaceofthepetalatthisstage.
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Takeonecornerandfolditalongthehypotenuseofthetriangleuntilitlooksroughlyhouse-shaped.Thefrontofthepetalshouldhaveasmoothtriangularsectionwitharectangularsectionbeneath.Theoppositesideshouldhavenoadhesiveshowing,andthepointshouldbeveryslightlyrounded,withalittleloopononeside.
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Holdyourwireverticallyinonehandandyourpetalintheother.Stickthepetaltotheendofthewirewiththepointstickingstraightupandthenrollitaroundthestem.Thepetalshouldbestuckhighenoughtokeepthewirefromshowing,butlowenoughsothatitdoesn’tfloparound.
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Repeatwithsubsequentpetals,keepingthepointseitherlinedupatthetoporvery,veryslightlyincreasinginheightwitheachnewlevel.Ifitlookslikeacone,you’regoinguptoofast;makesurethepetals’tipsareclosertothesameheight.
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ROSEVARIATIONSFROMLEFTTORIGHT:HALF-SIZEPETALS,ARRANGEDRANDOMLY;“ARTICHOKE-STYLE”CENTERWITHPENTAGONALSYMMETRY;SQUARESYMMETRYBICOLOR;ANDTRICOLORSPIRAL.
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PLAINLILY
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Alilyhasthreepetals,sowe’llmeasureoutthreestripsofequallengthandthreewiresabouthalfthelengthofthestrips.
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Placingthewireinthecenterofthetape,withthetipalittlelessthanhalfwaydownthelength,carefullyfoldthetapeoverthewire,leavingsomeadhesiveonthebottomandsomespacebetweenthewiretipandthefold.
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Cutthestripintoapetalshape.
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Whenyourpetalsarecut,you’llplacethemonthestem,butfirstyouneedtomakeaflowercenterbigenoughtoholdthepetals.Forthisone,Iusedthepoint-petalstyle.
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Tofinish,makeafewextrapointpetalsinthesamecolorasyourstem,andplacethematthejunctureoftheflowerandthestem,tocoveruptheseamsandtomakeasmoothtransition.Innaturethesearecalledsepals.
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Lilieshavelance-shaped,elongatedleaves,sowe’llfoldalongpieceoftapeoverawireandcutoutapointattheend.
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TORN-STRIPLILYINSTEADOFCUTTINGTHEPETALSHAPEANDTHENDECORATINGIT,IPLACEDTORNSTRIPSONTHEFOLDEDLENGTHOFTAPEBEFOREICUTIT,MAKINGAMORENATURAL-LOOKINGBOUNDARY
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SCALESLILYTHISFLOWERWASMADEBYCUTTINGVERYSMALLSQUARES,THENFOLDINGTHEMINTOPOINTPETALS,ANDTHENPLACINGTHOSEPOINTSONTOANUNCUTLILYPETAL(STILLINTHERECTANGULARSTAGE).ONCEALLTHEPOINTSWEREINPLACE,ICUTTHESHAPEOFTHELILYPETAL,CREATINGSHARPEREDGESTHANIFIHADDONETHOSETWOSTEPSINREVERSE.INITIALLY,IINTENDEDTOMAKEONEFLOWERFOREACHOFTHEEIGHTMAJORHOUSESOFAPOPULARFANTASYNOVELSERIES,BUTTOTHISDATE,IHAVEN’TGOTTENPASTTHEDRAGON.
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EXPLODED-PLANETLILYSOMETIMES,IFIWANTMORESURFACEAREAFORDECORATION,IUSETWOSTRIPSFOREACHPETAL,WHICHMUSTBELENGTHENEDTOACCOUNTFORTHEPROPORTIONS.ICALLTHISDECORATION“THEEXPLODINGPLANET,”FORMEDBYCUTTINGACIRCLEANDSLICINGITINTOBITSWITHACRAFTKNIFE,ANDTHENCAREFULLYPLACINGEACHPIECEONTHEPETAL;IRETAINTHECIRCULARSHAPEBYEXPANDINGITSDIAMETER,ALLOWINGTHEUNDERLYINGCOLORTOFILLINTHENEGATIVESPACE.
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TINYLILIESIUSUALLYFINDTHATTHESMALLERYOUCANMAKESOMETHING,THECOOLERITIS.THEINVERSEISALSOTRUE,BUTITWOULDTAKEALOTOFTAPEANDAVERYLONGTIMETOMAKEAVIKINGLONGSHIPOUTOFDUCTTAPE.
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SMOOTH-PETALROSEITTAKESLESSTIMETOMAKETHISSTYLEOFROSETHANTHEPOINT-PETALROSEANDLOOKSMOREREALISTIC,BUTITDEFINITELYTAKESSOMEPRACTICETOGETTHEHANGOFIT.
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You’llneedquiteafewstripsoftapebetween2and6inches(5and15cm)long,foldedalongtheirlength,withroomforadhesive.
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Then,cutthetopcornersoff,makingitassmoothaspossible
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Wrapthepetalsonebyonearoundthestem(Istartedthiswithonepointpetal)sothatsomeairspaceisleftbetweentheoutsideedgeofthepetalandthestem.Thisisaccomplishedbypinchingthebottomsurfacetight,whilekeepingthetopsurfaceloose.
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Continueaddingpetalssothatthetopofeachnewstripisroughlyevenwiththepreviouspetals.
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SMOOTH-PETALROSEVARIATIONTHESMALLBLUEROSEHEREWASMADEWITHTHESAMETECHNIQUEASTHELARGERSMOOTH-PETALROSE,BUTWITHSTRIPSONE-THIRDTHESIZE.
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MELTEDCLOCK(CENTERPUNCTURE)
THISISACENTER-PUNCTUREFLOWERINTHESHAPEOFAMELTEDCLOCK,INHOMAGETOSALVADORDALÍ’SPAINTINGTHEPERSISTENCEOFMEMORY.IHAVEASPECIALAFFECTIONFORFLOWERSTHATAREALSOOTHEROBJECTS,ANDIHAVEANOTHERSPECIALAFFECTIONFORTHEWORKOFDALÍANDTHEOTHERSURREALISTS.
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ORCHIDORCHIDSAREALOTLIKELILIES,BUTWITHANODDLYIRREGULARBOTTOMPETALTHATHASTWOWIRESINSIDE.ITTOOKALOTOFPRACTICETOGETTHESHAPERIGHT.
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WATERLILYTHESEWATERLILIESBOTHFEATURETHESHORT-GRASSSTYLEOFCENTER.THELILYPADISMADEBYLAYINGSEVERALSTRIPSSSU(SEEPAGE18),THENPLACINGACOILOFWIREONIT.BEFORESEALINGITINWITHTHETOPLAYEROFTAPE,POKETHEWIRETHROUGHTHECENTEROFTHECOILSOTHATYOUCANATTACHTHEFLOWER,THENSEALITANDCUTOUTTHELILYPADSHAPE.
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HIBISCUSVARIATIONSHIBISCUSESAREESSENTIALLYFIVE-PETALEDLILIES,ANDBECAUSETHEYCREATEMORESURFACEAREA,THEYGIVETHEARTISTALARGERCANVASTOWORKWITH.THECENTERSOFALLTHREEOFTHESEBEGINWITHPOINTPETALSINDIFFERENTPATTERNS,WITHLANCESINTHE“DIGITAL”FLOWERANDCLASSICSTAMENSINTHEYELLOWHIBISCUS.ALLTHREEFLOWERSAREALSODECORATEDWITHTAPECUTWITHACRAFTKNIFE.
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EYEBALLFLOWERTHEFIRSTFEWEYEBALLFLOWERSHADPOINTPETALSINSTEADOFSMOOTHPETALS.ILIKETHISBETTER.
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BIRD’SBEAKCOMPOUNDFLOWER
IMADEANUMBEROFTINYLILIESHERE,ANDTHENAFFIXEDTHEMTOACENTRALPOINTTOMAKEACOMPOUNDFLOWER.IDIDN’TPUTWIRESINANYOFTHECREAM-COLOREDPETALSTOSAVETIME,BUTBECAUSETHEPETALSTENDTOCLOSEUP,INRETROSPECTTHEWIRESWOULDHAVEBEENHELPFUL.
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BONSAITHISISATYPEOFCENTER-PUNCTUREFLOWERWHEREEACHCIRCULARFLOWERISCUTROUGHLYOUTOFASMOOTHSTRIP,THENDECORATEDWITHSEVERALCOLORSCUTWITHTHECRAFTKNIFE.THEWIREISTHENPOKEDTHROUGHTHECENTERANDASMALLPIECEOFYELLOWTAPEISPLACEDOVERTHEWIREANDCUTINTOALANCESHAPETOKEEPTHEFLOWERFROMSLIPPINGOFFTHEWIRE.THISONEHASMORETHANFIFTYFLOWERS,THESMALLESTOFWHICHARESMALLERTHANAPENCILERASER.YOUCOULDMAKEATREELIKETHISWITHLEAVESORFRUITINSTEADOFFLOWERSIFYOUWISH.
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COMPOUNDCENTER-PUNCTUREFLOWER
THISONEISSIMILARTOTHEBONSAIFLOWER,BUTALLTHEWIRESEMANATEFROMASINGLEPOINT.THEFLOWERSAREKEPTATTHEENDOFTHEWIREBYBUNCHINGTHEWIRESLIGHTLYBEHINDTHEPETAL.YOUCOULDALSODOTHISWITHADABOFTAPE.
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ARTICHOKECENTER
ThisiswhatIcallan“artichoke.”It’smadebyslightlyloweringthelevelofeachlayerofpointpetals.
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LONGROLLCENTER
Thisisa“longroll”.Tearanextra-longstripoftape,folditlengthwise(leavingalittleroomatthebottomedgeforadhesive),thencarefullyrollitaroundawireuntilyou’vegottheproperthickness.Ilikethisonefordaisies.
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SHORT-GRASSCENTER
Forashort-grasscenter,foldastripoftapeonitswidthlikethesmooth-petalrose,thencutdeeptrianglesoutofthesmoothsideuntiltheylooklikegrass.Ittakesawhile,butit’sausefulthingfortexture(seethefoxonpage103).
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LONG-GRASSCENTER
Thelong-grasscenterisliketheshortgrass,butthestripisfoldedlengthwiselikealilypetal.It’salsogoodforthingsbesidesflowers.
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DRAGONTONGUECENTER
Icallthese“dragon’stongues,”notforanygoodreasonbutbecauseIneededtocallthemsomething.They’rebasicallylonggrasswithaVcutinthetop.
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BUTTERFLYTONGUECENTER
Butterflytonguesareathinstripoftapewrappedaroundawire,thencoiled.Ilikethelookofthem,buttheyhaveatendencytounravelafterawhile.Ihaven’tcomeupwithaperfectsolution,buttryingtowrapthemlooselyseemstoworkokay.
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LANCECENTER
Iliketomaketheseoutofsilverorgoldtape,andifyou’vegotafewflowerswiththiscenterinabouquet,itlooksparticularlyfancy.
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SPIRALCENTER
ImadethiswithacoilofwireonasmallsheetofSSUtape,cutitoutinaspiralpattern,andthendecorateditwithcutstrips.
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CLASSICSTAMEN
Icallthese“classicstamens”becausetheymostcloselyresemblethepollen-producingstructuresinmostflowers.It’sawire,usuallycoveredwithtape,withastripofbright-coloredtapeontop.
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WHEATSTALKCENTER
Iamparticularlyfondofthese,whichIcall“wheatstalks.”They’resimilartotheartichokecenter,butwitheachsuccessivelayerdroppedfartherdown.
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CHAPTERTHREE:
WALLETS,PURSES,BAGS,ANDMORE
THEPROJECTSINTHISCATEGORYALLREQUIREMAKINGLARGESHEETSOFTAPE,ORELSETHEY’REMEANTFORUSEWITHPROJECTSINVOLVINGLARGESHEETSOFTAPE.THISOFTENMEANSYOU’LLHAVEAWORKSPACECOVEREDWITHASURFACEOFSTICKYTAPE,WHICHCANBINDTOGETHERWITHONEWRONGMOVE.TAKEYOURTIME,ANDASKFORHELPIFYOUNEEDANEXTRAHAND.
Therearelotsofwaystofastenyourwallets,purses,boxes,andbags,whichmayrequirepurchasingspecialmaterialssuchasadhesive-backedVelcrostrips,snaps,grommets,orbuckles.Noneoftheseareveryexpensiveor
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terriblydifficulttoinstall,thoughthegrommetsandsnapsrequireahammer.
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BASICWALLETTHEFIRSTTHING,OTHERTHANTHEPOINT-PETALROSE,THATMOSTPEOPLELEARNTOMAKEISTHEWALLET.ITCOMESINMANYFORMS,FROMASIMPLEBI-FOLDENVELOPETOASWISSARMY-STYLEMULTI-TOOLWITHFIFTYPOCKETSTHATUNFOLDLIKEALOTUS.WE’REGOINGTOTRYFORTHEMIDDLEGROUNDHERE.
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Mywalletstartswithninestripsoftape,anoddnumberbecauseitplacesthefoldsinthecentersofthestrips,ratherthantheoverlaps.Forashorterwallet,usesevenstripsandforatallerwallet,eleven.
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Carefullyfoldthenearandfaredgesintothecenter.Ifthisresultsinastickygap,fillitinwithasmallstripoftape.
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Formanenvelopebyfoldinginhalf.Usingscissors,cutonesidesothatit’sstraightandeven,thenfromthisedgefoldthewalleteitherinthirdsorinhalf,justtogetasenseofhowbigit’sgoingtobe.Cuttheremainingsidewhenyou’reconfidentit’stherightlength.
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Whenthewalletisaslongasyou’dlikeit,cutastripsomewhatlongerthantheheightofyourwallet,andplaceonesideofthewalletalongitlikethis.
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Cutoutthecornersasshownandfoldtheflapsovertosealthefrontandbackofthewallettogether.Repeatwiththeotheredge.
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Foldandcutsomepanelsforpockets.Makethemslightlysmallerthanthewalletsegment,thensealthemwithafewstripsonthreesidesandexcisetheremainder.
Myfirstwallethadapocketonthesidethatcontainedaplayingcardwrappedwithseveralfeetofducttapeforemergencies(brokenglasses,aholeintheshoe,etc.).Idon’trecommendusingaplayingcardbecausethelastfewincheswillsticktothecardboardandbecomeuseless,butapieceofplasticwithafewyardsoftapeissomethingIthinkeveryoneshouldhaveonhisorherperson.
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Thecompletedwallet,withaclearplasticpanelforphotographsandsomeoneelse’smoney.
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VERTICALWALLETIMADETHISINTHESAMEMANNERASTHEBASICWALLET,BUTWITHDIFFERENTMEASUREMENTS.THELEFTHALFOFTHEWALLETCONTAINSAPOCKET,SOYOURSTARTINGSHEETOFSMOOTHTAPE(I.E.,AFTERTHESEALINGLAYERISAPPLIEDTOTHESSUTAPE)SHOULDBETHREEWALLET-WIDTHSWIDE,ANDTHENANOTHERWIDTHORTWOFORTHEPOCKETS,DEPENDINGONHOWMANYYOUWANT.IT’SHELDTOGETHERWITHANADDITIONALROUNDEDFLAPANDASQUAREOFVELCRO.YOUCANALSOMAKEACHECKBOOKINTHISWAY.
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BASICPURSE
Thecompletedbag’scoverflapattachestothebagwithVelcroandisdecoratedwithasmallcircleforafakebutton.
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Thebasicpurseisafrontpanelandabackpanel,withastrapandaflaptocovertheopening.Morecomplicatedversionsemploydifferentkindsofsidepanelsformorestoragecapacity,pockets,andsoon,buttheyallbeginwithasheetoftape.
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Iusedbluetie-dyedtapeforthebottomsheetandcovereditwithperpendicularlyplacedorangetie-dyedtapeforthetopsheet.
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Theedgesweresealedwithastripofblack.
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Iattachedthestrapasfaralongitslengthaspossibletotheentireinsideedgeofthepurse,whichgivesthebagsomestrengthandmakesitlesslikelyforthestraptocomeout.
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ROUNDPURSETHISROUNDPURSEISMADEUPOFAFRONTANDABACKTHATWEREMEASUREDANDCUTTOGETHERTOMAKETHEMIDENTICAL,EXCEPTFORTHECLOSINGFLAP,WHICHISANINTEGRALPARTOFTHEBACKPANEL.THEFRONTANDBACKARECONNECTEDWITHATHIRDCONTINUOUSSIDEPANEL,WHICHISSEALEDONTHEINSIDEANDOUTSIDEWITHMANYSMALLSTRIPSOFTAPE.ALSO,WHENTHEBRAIDEDSTRAPSAREPULLEDANDSTRETCHEDTIGHT,ASSEENHERE,THEYHAVEADIFFERENTLOOKTHANTHESMOOTHBRAIDEDSTRAPSEENONPAGE62.
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SPORRANVARIANTOFROUNDPURSE
THESPORRANISATRADITIONALPURSECARRIEDBYKILT-WEARINGSCOTSANDIRISHMEN.IWASINSPIREDTOMAKETHISVARIATIONONTHEROUNDPURSEAFTERATTENDINGABURNSSUPPERATTHEHOMEOFASCOTTISHFRIEND.NOTICEHOWTHEFRONTANDBACKPANELSARESEWNTOGETHERWITHDUCTTAPETHREAD.
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BEACHBAGTHEBEACHBAGSTARTEDWITHACROSSSHAPEFORMEDBYSSUSTRIPSINTWOPERPENDICULARDIRECTIONS.ITHENCOVEREDTHEMCROSSWISEWITHSSUSTRIPS,THENBROUGHTTHESIDESUPINTOABOXSHAPE.IT’SBESTIFYOUMEASURETHEBOTTOMOFTHEBAGTOFITOVERANACTUALCARDBOARDBOX,SOTHATYOUCANUSEITTOFORMTHECORNERS.IFYOUDON’T,YOU’LLBEFORCEDTOAWKWARDLYTRYTOJOINTHEEDGESTOGETHEROVERTHEBACKOFACHAIRORENLISTTHEAIDOFAYOUNGERBROTHERORHELPFULNEIGHBOR.
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RAINBOWROUNDBAGWITHZIPPER
IWANTEDTOMAKESOMETHINGWITHAZIPPER,ANDIWANTEDITTOBEROUND.BEYONDTHAT,THISWASANEXPERIMENTWITHANUNKNOWNCONCLUSION.IUSEDTHREESTRIPSOFEACHCOLOR,LAIDTHEMSSU,ANDCOVEREDTHEMWITHANEUTRALCOLORCROSSWISE.ONCEI’DCUTTHEEDGESOFFANDEVENEDITOUT,IROLLEDITUPINTOATUBE,ANDSETABOUTLOOKINGFORACYLINDEROFAPPROXIMATESIZE(ABUCKET,COOKINGPOT,JAR,ETC.)TOACTASAFORM.IFIMADETHISAGAIN,I’DFINDAFORMCYLINDERANDTHENCUTTHETAPETOTHERIGHTLENGTH.IMADETHESIDESSLIGHTLYLARGERTHANTHEOPENINGS,ANDTHENCUTSLITSALLTHEWAYAROUNDTHEEXCESS,FOLDINGTHE“WINGS”UPANDTHENTAPINGTHEMDOWN.I’DUSEASMALLERVERSIONOFTHISBAGDESIGNASAPENCILCASE,ORTHEFULL-SIZEVERSIONTOSTOREMYLEGOBLOCKS,IFISTILLHADANY.
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PURSEPANELVARIATIONSTHESEFEWPICTURESDEMONSTRATESOMEOFTHEDIFFERENTWAYSYOUCANWEAVEPANELSFORYOURPROJECTS,ESPECIALLYPURSESANDBAGS.THEREAREMANYMORE,I’MSURE,THATTHEDILIGENTTAPEARTISTWILLDISCOVERWITHEXPERIMENTATION.ASFORTHESE,THE1×1WEAVEISCERTAINLYTHESIMPLEST.
pursepanelvariation,triangle
Ifyou’reworriedaboutstrength,youcanputawireinthestripsbeforeyoufoldthem.Alwaysmakeyourwovenpanelslargerthanyouthinkthey’llneedtobe,firstbecausethere’ssomeshrinkingintheassembly,andsecondbecauseit’salwayseasiertocutexcessthantotrytomakeextensions.Thehardestone
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formetofigureoutwasthetriangle.Itwouldprobablyhavebeeneasierwithwide,flatstripsratherthanthesmall,thinonesIused.
pursepanelvariation,thin-thick
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pursepanelvariation,2×1
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pursepanelvariation,1×1
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BALLA’SCANDLETHISPANELOFACANDLEILLUSTRATESTHEKINDOFDECORATIONYOUCANMAKEONAPURSEORBAGWITHACRAFTKNIFEANDACUTTINGBOARD.THISPARTICULARONEWASINFLUENCEDBYAPAINTINGCALLEDSTREETLIGHTBYTHEITALIANFUTURISTPAINTERGIACOMOBALLA.
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SCALEANDFISHSCALEPURSEPANEL
THESEARETWOOFMYFAVORITEDECORATIONSFORPURSES.IT’SVERYTIME-CONSUMING,BUTITLOOKSGREATINTHEFINISHEDPRODUCT.PLUS,IFYOUPLANAHEADANDARECAREFULABOUTPLACEMENT,YOUCANMAKEINTERESTINGDESIGNSUSINGTHEPOINTSASPIXELS.THEROUNDEDSCALESAREMOREFRAGILETHANTHEPOINTPETALS,SOIT’SAGOODIDEATOEITHERSTOPTHEM1TO2INCHES(2.5TO5CM)ABOVETHEBASEORSEALTHELASTLAYERWITHACOATOFCLEARTAPETOAVOIDSQUISHING.
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BRAIDEDSTRAP
Thecompletedbraid,withplaceholderstripsoneachendtokeepitsteadyuntilit’sreadytobeattachedtoabagorpurse.
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Thebraidedstrapbeginsasbraidsdo,withthreestripsarrangednexttoeachotherandtapedtothetabletokeeptheminplacewhileworking.Whenthestrapiscompleted,you’llgobackandcorrectthesefirstfewinchestomakethemconsistentwiththerestofthebraid.
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Movetwostripstotheside,thenbringtheoutermoststripinthepairtothemiddle,turningitahalfturnasyoudoso.
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Repeattheprocessusingtheoutermoststripfromtheoppositeside.
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Continuethisprocess,creasingthetapealongthelineofthebraidasyoubringeachstrapintothecenter.
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TOOLROLLIHADSEVERALSUGGESTIONSFROMFRIENDSTOMAKEATOOLROLL,ANDBECAUSEIHAVEANABUNDANCEOFWIRES,KNIVES,SCISSORS,ANDEARRINGBACKS,ITMADESENSEFORMYOWNPERSONALUSEASWELL.THISONEISABOUT24INCHES(61CM)LONG,COMPOSEDOFFOURFOLDED-UPSECTIONS.IFIDIDTHISAGAIN,IWOULDMAKESURETHATTHEBOUNDARIESOFTHEPOCKETSFALLNEATLYINTOTHECREASESOFTHEFOURSECTIONS,TOAVOIDWRINKLING.EACHOFTHEPOCKETSHASITSOWNCOVER,WHICHISSECUREDWITHABITOFVELCRO.THEOUTERFLAPS,WHICHPREVENTANYTHINGFROMFALLINGOUTOFITONCEIT’SFOLDEDUP,ARESECUREDWITHSNAPS.
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BOOKCOVERIMADETHISBOOKCOVERBYMAKINGALONGSHEETOFSMOOTHTAPESEVERALINCHESTALLERANDLONGERTHANITHOUGHTIWOULDNEED(TOBUFFERINCASEOFMISTAKES).YOU’LLWANTTOCUTTHETAPEWHILEIT’SFOLDEDAROUNDTHESPINEOFTHEBOOK,ORITMAYCOMEUPSHORT.THISONEISDECORATEDWITHANATOMBECAUSEIT’SASCIENCEBOOK.(APOLOGIESTOSCIENTISTSFORUSINGTHEBOHRMODELOFANATOM—IWOULDHAVEPREFERREDAPROBABILITYCLOUD,BUTTHATSEEMEDLIKEANAWFULLOTOFWORKWITHTHERAZORBLADE.)
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CHAINMAILCHAINMAILIS,BELIEVEITORNOT,ONEOFTHEMOREDIFFICULTPROJECTSINTHISBOOK.MYFIRSTFEWATTEMPTSFAILEDFROMBEINGTOOSMALLORFROMNOTCONNECTINGTHEMPROPERLY.ICUTALLTHECIRCLESOUTATTHESAMETIME,SOTHATICOULDENSURETHEYWERETHESAMESIZE,ANDTHEACTOFCUTTINGTHECENTEROUTOFTHERINGNECESSITATEDMAKINGASLITINTHESIDEOFTHERINGFORACCESS.IFIRSTTRIEDTOCUTTHECIRCLEOUTWITHACRAFTKNIFETOAVOIDHAVINGTOPATCHTHECUTINTHESIDEOFTHERING,BUTTHATWORKEDPOORLY.IT’SEASIERIFYOUTAPETHERINGSTOYOURWORKSPACETOKEEPTHEMFROMMOVINGAROUND,ANDBESURETOTAPEEACHRINGCLOSEDBEFOREAPPLYINGTHENEXTRING.
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PLATEMAILTHECIRCULARPLATESINTHERECTANGULAREXAMPLEAREJOINEDWITHFISHINGLINE;THEPLATESINTHETRIANGULAREXAMPLEAREJOINEDWITHWIRE.ICOULDSEETHISTECHNIQUEBEINGUSEDFORHEADDRESSES,STREAMERS,BRACELETS,ANDMANYOTHERTHINGS.WITHTHEFISHINGLINE,ITWASSURPRISINGLYSIMPLE.
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CHAPTERFOUR:
JEWELRYANDOTHERACCESSORIES
EARRINGSAREAMONGMYFAVORITEPROJECTSBECAUSETHEYDEMANDALOTOFCONCENTRATIONANDATTENTIONTODETAIL,ANDBECAUSEICANMAKEABOUT700EARRINGSWITHTHEAMOUNTOFTAPETHATABLAZERJACKETMIGHTREQUIRE.DUCTTAPEISESPECIALLYWELLSUITEDTOTHISBECAUSEIT’SLIGHTERTHANMOSTMATERIALSUSUALLYUSEDFOREARRINGS,WHICHMEANSYOUCOULDWEARALARGERDUCTTAPEEARRINGTHANAMETALORWOODEARRINGWITHOUTADDITIONALDISCOMFORT.
Iliketouseahigher-qualitysilver-platedwireforthesethanIwouldnormallyuseforducttapeart.Youshouldtrytogetasmallergauge,becausethelarger
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gaugesarehardertotwist.Manyoftheseprojectsinvolvespecialbackings,suchaspins,clips,chains,andthelike,whichcanbepurchasedatcraftstores.
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WIRE-FRAMEEARRINGS,SNOWFLAKE
ASIMPLEWIREFRAMEISTHEEASIESTWAYTOMAKEEARRINGSOUTOFDUCTTAPE.FIRST,THREADAWIRETHROUGHTHEEARRINGBACK,PULLALOOP,ANDTWISTSEVERALTURNSTOCREATEAFEWMILLIMETERSDISTANCEBETWEENTHEEARRINGBACKANDTHEBEGINNINGOFTHEWIREFRAME.NEXT,FORMTHEWIREINTOACIRCLE(OROTHERSHAPE).FINISHBYFOLDINGAPIECEOFTAPEANDCUTTINGTHEEXCESSAROUNDTHEWIREFRAME.
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WIRE-FRAMEEARRINGS,GALAXYITHINKALOTABOUTQUESTIONSOFSCALE,SOIMADETHISPAIROFEARRINGSWITHAPICTUREOFAGALAXYONONESIDEAND“HOMESWEETHOME”ONTHEOTHERSIDE.DON’TTRYTOUSEITTOFINDYOURWAYBACKIFYOUGETLOSTINOUTERSPACE,HOWEVER.
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CALLALILYEARRINGS
Thefinishedearringsshouldlooksomethinglikethis.
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Callalilyearringsaremyfavoritekind,andconsistoftwoparts.Thefirstpartisthestem,whichstartswithapieceofwirethreadedthroughanearringback,wrappedwithgreentape,andtoppedwithapieceofcolorfultape,likeyellowororange.
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Thesecondpartisthepetalorhood,whichinvolvesasmalllilypetalshapewithawire.Iusuallymakeminewithahalf-stripwidthanddecoratethemwithcutpieces.
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Carefullywrapthepetalaroundthestemandsealitwithoneortwopointpetals.
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SUNFLOWEREARRINGSTHESUNFLOWEREARRINGSAREACOMBINATIONOFTHEPOINT-PETALROSEANDTHELILY,WRITSMALL.ITISIMPORTANTTOMAKETHEOUTERPETALSAUNIFORMSIZE,SOIT’SAGOODIDEATOCUTALLTHEWIRESANDTAPESTRIPSYOU’LLNEEDBEFOREYOUSTARTFOLDINGANDSHAPING.IFYOUMAKETHEWIRESJUSTALITTLEBITLONGERTHANTHEPETALS,THERE’LLBESOMELEFTOVERTOWRAPAROUNDTHESTEMANDSEALWITHTHESEPALS,GIVINGITMORESTRENGTH.
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DNAEARRINGSTHEDNAEARRINGSINTHISBOOKAREMYNINTHATTEMPTTOMAKETHEM.ITRIEDVERSIONSWITHPIECESOFTAPEWRAPPEDAROUNDWIRE,BUTTHEEDGESOFTHETAPEUNRAVELEDAFTERAWHILE,SOISETTLEDONTAPEFOLDEDOVERTHEWIRERATHERTHANWRAPPED.SOMEOFTHEVERSIONSHADTHEEDGESOFTHEHELIXWRAPPEDWITHTAPE,SOMEDIDN’T.SOMEHADTHENUCLEOTIDESATTACHEDTOTHEEDGESWITHWIRE,SOMEWITHTAPE.ANYHOW,THESEAREREALLYHARDANDIWELCOMEWHATEVERSOLUTIONSYOU,THEDILIGENTREADER,MIGHTCOMEUPWITH.
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FEATHEREARRINGSFEATHERSCOMEINMANYSHAPES,BUTTHEONESIMAKEGENERALLYAREROUNDEDATTHETOP,HAVESMALLCUTSINTHESIDESTOINDICATESEPARATIONSANDMAKEITLOOKMORELIFELIKE,ANDTHELEFTANDRIGHTSIDESSTAGGEREDSLIGHTLYASTHEYMEETTHEBASE.SOMETIMESIMAKESEVERALFEATHERSFOREACHEAR.
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NECKLACETHEDESIGNFORTHISNECKLACEWASINSPIREDBYASTONEMOSAIC,ANDISVERYSIMILARINSTRUCTURETOTHEWIRE-FRAMEEARRINGS,EXCEPTFORTHELARGELOOPATTHETOP,WHICHLEAVESROOMFORTHENECKLACECHAIN.
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BUTTERFLYPINITTOOKSEVERALTRIESTOFINDASUITABLEMETHODFORATTACHINGTHEBUTTERFLYBODYTOTHEPINBACKING,ANDFORATTACHINGTHEWINGSTOTHEBODY.ISETTLEDONTYINGTHEBODYDOWNWITHWIRE,ANDCOVERINGTHEWIRESWITHTAPE,BUTYOURMETHODSANDRESULTSMAYVARY.THEWIREFROMEACHWINGWASTHREADEDAROUNDANDUNDERTHEBODY,THENTAPEDTOTHEUNDERSIDEOFTHEOPPOSITEWING.THECIRCLESWEREFORMEDWITHTHEHOLEPUNCH,ANDRATHERTHANCUTOUTEACHYELLOWSECTION,IDECIDEDTOCUTFOURYELLOWSECTIONS(TWOFOREACHWING)ANDCREATETHEDIVISIONSINTHESCALESBYOVERLAYINGBLACKSTRIPS.
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BOWTIEMYFIRSTATTEMPTATABOWTIEWASALONGSTRIPOFTAPECUTTOTHEPROPERSHAPE,BUTIFOUNDTHATWHENITRIEDTOTIEIT,THERIGIDITYMADEITDIFFICULT,ANDITDIDN’TLOOKRIGHTATALL.THESOLUTIONICAMEUPWITHWASTOMAKEITPRE-TIED,WITHPIECESOFVELCROONTHESTRAPTOADJUSTTHESIZE.
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NECKTIEALTHOUGHTHISMAYLOOKLIKEI’VEMADEALONGSTRIPOFTAPEFABRICANDTIEDITINTOTHECLASSICSHAPE,IHAVENOT.IMADETHEDANGLINGPARTANDTHEKNOTANDTHENECKPARTSEPARATELY.IWASCONCERNEDABOUTITBEINGTHICKANDHEAVYENOUGHTOHOLDITSELFDOWN,RATHERTHANCURLINGUPORCREASINGASASINGLELAYERMIGHT,SOIWENTOVERITWITHSEVERALLAYERSOFWHITETAPECOVEREDWITHPATTERNEDTAPE.THENECKPARTCONNECTSTOTHEKNOTWITHVELCRO.
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HAIRBOWTHISSTARTEDASATALL-ISHSHEETOFTAPE,CAREFULLYFOLDEDANDCREASEDANDTHENCRIMPEDINTHEMIDDLE.IDISCOVEREDTHROUGHTRIALANDERRORTHATIT’SBESTTOMAKEITALITTLE“TALLER”THANYOUTHINKISNECESSARY,BECAUSEITSHRINKSINTHEFOLDING.
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STRAIGHTBELTHEREWEHAVETWOEXAMPLESOFBELTS,ANDTWOKINDSOFBUCKLES.FORTHESTRAIGHTBELT,IMEASUREDONEOFMYBELTSANDLAIDOUTTWOSTRIPSOFTAPEOFTHATLENGTHSSU.THEN,IFOLDEDTHEEDGESINTOGETTHEPROPERWIDTH,ANDCOVEREDITWITHTWOMORESTRIPSOFLENGTHWISETAPETOGETTHERIGHTTHICKNESS.THEHOLESWEREMADEWITHMYSCREWPUNCH,BUTIFYOUWANTEDTHEBELTTOLASTLONGER,YOUCOULDUSEGROMMETS.
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BRAIDEDBELTABASICBRAIDISDISCUSSEDINTHEBRAIDEDSTRAPPROJECTONPAGE62.THISBRAIDEDBELTISAFIVE-WAYBRAID,WHICHWASVERYCHALLENGING.IFOUNDINSTRUCTIONSONLINE,ANDONCEIGOTTHEHANGOFIT,ITWASSMOOTHSAILING.
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DRIVER’SCAP/FLATCAPINEARLYALWAYSWEARAHATLIKETHIS—IT’SCALLEDADRIVER’SCAPORAFLATCAP,ANDBECAUSETHEY’REEXPENSIVE,YOUCANIMAGINEMYEAGERNESSFORADO-IT-YOURSELFALTERNATIVE.FORTHISONE,ITOREOUTSEVERALSHEETSOFALUMINUMFOILANDFORMEDTHEMONMYHEADUNTILTHEYRETAINEDTHEAPPROPRIATESHAPE.THEN,WHILETHEFOILWASSTILLONMYHEAD,IMADEAFEWQUICKPLACEMENTSOFTAPETOHOLDITSSHAPE.ICAREFULLYPLACEDMORETAPEUNTILTHEHATWASCOMPLETELYCOVERED.MYADVICEISTOMAKEITFITYOURHEADSNUGLY,BUTTOHAVEMOREMATERIALEXTENDINGDOWNAROUNDTHEEDGESUNTILTHEHATISCOMPLETE,BECAUSEIT’SALWAYSEASIERTOSUBTRACTMATERIALTHANTOADDIT.
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BOOKMARKTHISBOOKMARKISRATHERSIMPLE.MORECOMPLICATEDVERSIONSINVOLVESEALINGAWIREORRIBBONINTHETAPESOTHATITPROTRUDESOUTFROMTHETOPOFTHEBOOK.YOUMAYALSOWANTTODECORATETHEBOOKMARKWITHIMAGESFROMYOURFAVORITEBOOK.THISBOOKMARKISINSPIREDBYVINCENTVANGOGH’SSTARRYNIGHTPAINTING(ASSOMUCHOFMYWORKIS).
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DOGLEASHTHEDOGLEASHISESSENTIALLYTHESAMEASASTRAIGHTBELT,BUTWITHACLASPINSTEADOFABUCKLE.IDECORATEDMINEWITHPAWPRINTS,BUTYOU’REFREETODECORATEHOWEVERYOUWISH.IREINFORCEDTHEATTACHMENTPOINTOFTHELOOPWITHWIRE,BUTSTAPLESAREALSOEFFECTIVE.
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PENNANTFLAGTHISISPRETTYSTRAIGHTFORWARD:IMADEASHEETOFTAPEWITHABOUT11/2INCHES(3.8CM)OFADHESIVEONONESIDE,CUTOUTAPENNANTSHAPE,ANDDECORATEDITWITHACIRCLEANDASTRIPE.THEN,IWRAPPEDTHESTICKYSIDEAROUNDTHEPOLE.ITRIEDTOPICKAPATTERNTHATDOESN’TSIGNIFYANYTHINGINPARTICULAR—ANYRESEMBLANCETOREAL-WORLDFLAGSORSYMBOLSISPURELYCOINCIDENTAL.
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CHAPTERFIVE:
SCULPTURES
“SCULPTURE”MAYNOTFULLYAPPLYTOALLOFTHESEITEMS(ORREALLY,ANYOFTHEM,BECAUSETAPEISNOTSCULPTED),BUTTHEYAREALLTHREE-DIMENSIONALARTWORKS.FORTHEUNDERLYINGSTRUCTURE,IUSEDCARDBOARD,PAPER,PLASTICBAGS,RECYCLEDBOTTLES,LEADFISHINGSINKERS,ANDOTHERTHINGS.FORLARGERARTWORKSTHANTHEONESINTHISBOOK,I’VEUSEDPVCPIPE,POLYETHYLENEFOAMSHEETS,CHICKENWIRE,ANDPLYWOOD.
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HUMMINGBIRDIFORMEDTHEBASEMATERIALFORTHEHUMMINGBIRD(WHICHHAPPENSTOBETHESTUFFINGFROMANOLDPAIROFSLIPPERS)AROUNDAVERYLONGWIRE—LONGERTHANIWOULDORDINARILYNEEDFORTHEELONGATEDBEAK.THEREASONFORTHISISTHATTHEBEAKWIREBECOMESTHESTEMOFAFLOWER,SOTHATITLOOKSLIKETHEHUMMINGBIRDISDRINKINGNECTAR.
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CANARYTHEFEATHERSFORTHECANARYAREESSENTIALLYTINYLILYPETALS.IDIDNOTPUTWIRESINTHEFEATHERSBECAUSEITWOULDHAVETAKENAGHASTLYAMOUNTOFTIME,BUTINRETROSPECT,IWOULDHAVELIKEDTODOSOFORTHE“FLIGHTFEATHERS”INTHEWINGSANDTAIL.
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BUMBLEBEESTHEBUMBLEBEESAREMADEBYROLLINGDUCTTAPEAROUNDTHEENDOFAWIRE(SEALINGTWOSMALLWIRESINFORTHEANTENNAE),DECORATINGWITHVERYSMALLSTRIPSOF“SHORTGRASSSTYLE”TAPE,ANDFINISHINGWITHWINGSMADEFROMCLEARDUCTTAPE(THECROSSTHREADSOFTHECLEARDUCTTAPEHADASURPRISINGLYREALISTICEFFECT).
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OWLTHEINTERIOROFTHISOWLISCRUMPLED-UPPIECESOFNOTEBOOKPAPER,FORMEDINTOAROUGHOVALSHAPEWITHAFLATBOTTOM.NEXT,ICOVEREDTHEPAPERINAPRIMEROFBROWNTAPE.THENIMADEPOINTPETALS1/4INCH(6MM)INSIZE,ARRANGINGTHEMINROWSFROMTHEBOTTOMTOTHETOP.WHENIGOTTOTHETOP,IFINISHEDWITH1/2-INCH(12MM)POINTPETALSFORTHEEARSANDCUTOUTTRIANGLESANDCIRCLESWITHACRAFTKNIFEFORTHEEYES.
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GOLDFISHITHOUGHTABOUTMAKINGROUNDEDLILYPETALSFORTHESCALESOFTHEGOLDFISH,BUTDECIDEDTHATUSINGTHEHOLEPUNCHWOULDGIVEASIMILARVISUALEFFECTWITHLESSTIMEANDLABOR.THEFINSAREFIXEDWITHWIRES.
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TROUTTHISISABROOKTROUT.THECOLORATIONCOMESFROMCAREFULLYSELECTINGANDCUTTINGOUTTHEDARKERANDLIGHTERCOLORSFROMTHESKULL-AND-CROSSBONESPATTERNOFDUCTTAPE.IDOTHISSORTOFTHINGALOTWHENTHEONLYSOURCEOFADESIREDCOLORISASPARTOFAPATTERN.
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MOBILETHISISMYSECONDATTEMPTATAMOBILE.THESTRINGSONTHEFIRSTONE(FISHINGLINEINBOTHCASES)WERETOOLONG,ANDITPROVEDDIFFICULTTOADJUSTTHEWEIGHTBECAUSEOFTHECOMPLICATEDSHAPESI’DUSED.IHADSOMEHEAVYLEADWIRESANDSINKERSINTHEFISHINGTACKLEBOXTHATIUSEDTOMAKETHESMALLERCIRCLESHEAVIERTHANTHELARGECIRCLES.
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FISHINGLURETHISISANOLDFISHINGLURE,WHICHIREFURBISHEDWITHDUCTTAPERATHERTHANTRYINGTOMAKEALUREFROMSCRATCH.I’VECOATEDITWITHANEPOXYTOMAKEITWATERPROOF.WHENMYBROTHERRETURNSFROMHISFISHINGTRIP,HE’LLTELLMEWHETHERIT’SANEFFECTIVEPROJECTORJUSTANAESTHETICONE.EITHERWAY,ILIKEUSINGDUCTTAPEARTASAWAYTORECYCLEANDREFURBISHOLDTHINGSANDBRINGTHEMNEWUSE.
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VASETHISVASE/DECORATEDJARSEEMSSIMPLE,BUTIT’SACTUALLYANELEGANTWAYTOPREVENTGLASSSHARDSFROMGETTINGEVERYWHEREWHENYOUBREAKSOMETHING.IFYOUWERETODROPAGLASSJARCOATEDWITHDUCTTAPE,THEGLASSPIECESSTICKTOTHEDUCTTAPE,MAKINGITSAFERANDEASIERTOCLEANUP.
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GLOBETHEBASEFORTHISGLOBEISASPHEREOFSTYROFOAMTHATIPURCHASEDATACRAFTSTORE.I’VEALWAYSLIKEDMAPSANDGLOBES,SOICONSIDEREDITAPERSONALCHALLENGETOTRYTOCOLORINTHEDETAILSFROMMEMORY.
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HOLIDAYWREATHTHISWREATHWASPROBABLYONEOFTHEMOSTLABOR-INTENSIVEPROJECTSI’VEEVERDONE.THEBACKOFTHEWREATHISAPAPERLANTERNPURCHASEDATACRAFTSTORE.IT’SCOMPRISEDOFSEVERALCONCENTRICRINGSOFMETALCOVEREDINPAPERWITHCROSSSTRINGS.ITWASABSOLUTELYTHEPERFECTTHING.ONCEI’DMADEALEAF,IPOKEDTHEWIRETHROUGHTOTHEOTHERSIDEANDTAPEDITINPLACE.IDIDTHESAMETHINGTOTHEPINEBRANCHESANDTHEHOLLYBERRIES.THEPINECONESAREPOINT-PETAL-BASED,ANDTHENEEDLESAREBASICALLYTHELONG-GRASSCENTERS(SEEPAGE44).
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SUSHIWHENICONSIDEREDFOODSTOMAKEOUTOFDUCTTAPE,SUSHI/SASHIMIWASMYFIRSTTHOUGHT.ITUSUALLYINVOLVESBRIGHTCOLORSANDSTARKLINES,UNLIKESOMETHINGLIKEPAELLA,WHICHIIMAGINEWOULDBEMUCHMOREDIFFICULT.FORTHESALMONSASHIMI,ICRUMPLEDASHEETOFNEWSPAPERANDCOVEREDITWITHWHITESTRIPSOFTAPE.ITORETHESTRIPSVERYSMALLTOMINIMIZETHEPOINTYEFFECTOFFOLDINGLARGERSTRIPSOFTAPEOVERAROUNDEDSURFACE.ICALLTHESEPOINTS“TAPEELBOWS.”THESUSHIWASMADEBYROLLINGUPAPAPERSHOPPINGBAGINTOATUBEANDTHENCUTTINGITINTOSIXEQUAL-SIZESECTIONS,THENCOVERINGTHEMWITHTAPEOFTHEPROPERCOLOR.
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FOXTHEBASEFORTHISFOXISAWIREFRAMETWISTEDINTOAROUGHQUADRUPEDSHAPE.IWRAPPEDPLASTICBAGSAROUNDTHEWIRES,KEEPINGTHEMINPLACEWITHAPRIMERCOATOFORANGETAPE.FORTHEHAIR,IFOLDEDANDCUTTHINPOINTS(SEESHORTGRASSCENTERSANDLONG-GRASSCENTERS,PAGE44),USINGSHORTGRASSFORTHELEGSANDNECK,ANDLONGGRASSFORTHETAILANDBODY.
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APPLE-SHAPEDCHANGEBOXTHISISACONTAINERTHATYOUMIGHTUSEFORKEEPINGSOMELUNCHMONEYOROTHERSMALLOBJECTSTOCLIPTOACHILD’SBACKPACK.ISTARTEDWITHA1-LITERSODABOTTLE,CUTOUTTHEBOTTOMANDTOP,SQUEEZEDTHEMTOGETHER,ANDTHENCOVEREDTHEMWITHTAPE.
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SNAKEHANDPUPPETTHISISAHANDPUPPETDESIGNIMADEWITHSOMEOFMYCLASSESOFMIDDLESCHOOLERSINOHIO.IT’SJUSTAPAPERBAGCRUMPLEDUPOVERONEHANDANDCOVEREDINAFEWLAYERSOFDUCTTAPE.YOUCOULDMAKEALMOSTANYKINDOFCHARACTERORANIMALINTHISWAY.IMADEASNAKE.
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PLAIN/MASQUERADEMASKTHISISANEFFECTIVETEMPLATEFORANYMASKYOU’DLIKETOMAKE.ITISCARDBOARDCOVEREDWITHSTRIPSOFTAPE.IT’SEASIERTOGETSYMMETRYIFYOUDRAWHALFAMASKONAFOLDEDPIECEOFPAPERFIRST.
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TOUCANMASKTHENOSEFORTHISMASKBEGANASAPIECEOFCARDBOARD,FOLDEDINTOAROUGHARCHSHAPE.TOFORMTHEBENDS,IUSEDSCISSORSTOCUTTRIANGULARINCISIONSONEITHERSIDEOFTHEARCH,THENICLOSEDTHETRIANGULARGAPSWITHTAPE.THISFORCESTHEPIECEOFCARDBOARDTOCURVEDOWNWARD.ITHENCUTTHETIPOFTHENOSEINTOANANGLEDPOINT.YOUCOULDMAKEASHARPERPOINTFORABIRDOFPREYLIKEANEAGLE,ORASHORTERNOSEWITHABOTTOMSECTIONFORASONGBIRD.THEFEATHERSAREMADEINTHESAMESTYLEASLILYPETALS(PAGE27)ORTHEFEATHEREARRINGS(PAGE76).
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MARIONETTEFORTHISMARIONETTE,IUSEDCRUMPLEDPLASTICGROCERYBAGS,WHICHWEREMOREPLIABLEANDMADEROUNDERSURFACESTHANCRUMPLEDPAPER.UNFORTUNATELY,IDISCOVEREDTHATIT’SVERYDIFFICULTTOPOKEAHOLETHROUGHDOZENSOFLAYERSOFPLASTICLARGEENOUGHTOTHREADASTRING.INTHEFUTURE,IMIGHTUSEFOAM.
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SNAKECHAINPUPPET/MUPPETWITHSTICKSTHISPUPPETSTARTEDASADRAGON,ANDTURNEDINTOASNAKEASIWENTALONG.DON’TBEAFRAIDTOGOWITHITIFYOURPROJECTSTARTSGOINGINANUNEXPECTEDDIRECTION.IT’SMADEOFPAPER-TOWELCARDBOARDTUBES,FILLEDWITHPAPERANDSTRUNGTOGETHERWITHFISHINGLINE.
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CHAPTERSIX:
TABLEAUX
IPREFERTOMAKETWO-DIMENSIONALARTWORKSONMATBOARD,BUTYOUCANSURELYUSEWOOD,CANVAS,ORANYOTHERFLATSURFACEYOUDESIRE.IADVISEYOUTOMEASUREYOURSURFACETOTHESIZEOFTHEFRAMEYOU’LLEVENTUALLYUSE.NOTETHATBECAUSEBOTHTHESUBSTRATEMATERIALANDTHETAPEHAVETHICKNESS,YOU’LLHAVETOACCOUNTFORTHISWHENPICKINGAFRAME.ILIKETOFINDFRAMESATTHRIFTSTORESANDYARDSALES,THENMAKEAPIECEOFARTTOFITTHEFRAMERATHERTHANMAKINGARTANDTHENHIRINGSOMEONETOBUILDACUSTOMFRAME,WHICHCANBEEXPENSIVE.
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CHROMOSOMESIWASGIVENSOMEROLLSOFTAPEFROMADIFFERENTTAPECOMPANYTHANTHEONEIORDINARILYUSE,ANDFOUNDTHATTHETWOBRANDS’YELLOWSANDPURPLESWERESLIGHTLYDIFFERENT,ALLOWINGMESOMEMORESHADINGOPTIONS.ITSTARTEDASRANDOMOVERLAPPINGLINES,BUTATSOMEPOINT,IDECIDEDTHEYRESEMBLEDCHROMOSOMES.
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YELLOWLADYTHISWASANEXPERIMENTINEXAGGERATINGFEATURESTOMAKEHERSEEM“CUTE.”THEYELLOWNESSISLESSAFUNCTIONOFTHISANDMOREBECAUSEDUCTTAPEHASYETTOPROVIDEMEWITHMANYREALISTICFLESHTONES.
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MOUNTAINSTHISLANDSCAPEISPARTIALLYINSPIREDBYPAULCEZANNE,ANDINPARTBYSOMEOFTHEVISTASOFTHEAMERICANWEST,WHEREINOWLIVE.IFYOU’RELOOKINGFORWORKTOEMULATEINDUCTTAPE,CEZANNE’SSHORTBRUSHSTROKESAREAGOODPLACETOSTART.
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PIXILATIONTHETREEISMADEUPOF“DIGITALCAMOUFLAGE”PATTERNEDDUCTTAPE,WITHTHEINDIVIDUALCOLORSCUTOUTANDREARRANGED.THEDESIGNERSOFVIDEOGAMESFROMMYYOUTHUSEDSPARSEVISUALRESOURCESTOCREATEENTIREWORLDSOUTOFPIXELS,SOTHATMYKIDBRAINHADNOTROUBLEATALLSEEINGCARTOONCHARACTERSANDCARSANDBARRELSOUTOFTHESKILLFULLYARRANGEDBLURRYRECTANGLESONTHESCREEN.YOUCANMAKESIMILARWORKWITHCREATIVEUSEOFCIRCLESORLINESORCURVES.
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HUMMINGBIRDLADYTHISISAFAIRLYSTRAIGHTFORWARDPIECE—THEBODYANDWINGSOFTHEHUMMINGBIRDWERECUTINTHEIRENTIRETYONTHECUTTINGBOARDANDTHENEMBELLISHEDWITHTHERED,BLACK,GREEN,TEAL,ANDBROWNDETAILS.THEORANGETRIANGLESINTHEFLOWERARETINYSQUARES(PARALLELANDPERPENDICULARLINESWITHACRAFTKNIFE)CUTDIAGONALLY,ASINTHESNOWFLAKEEARRINGS(PAGE70).
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STARSTHISISANOTHERVANGOGH-INSPIREDPIECE,ONEOFTHEFIRSTTWO-DIMENSIONALARTWORKSTHATIEVERMADEWITHDUCTTAPE,CIRCA2005.THEBACKGROUNDISTORNSTRIPS,ANDTHEFOREGROUNDWASMADEWITHTHECRAFTKNIFE.THECHROMETAPEUSEDFORTHESTARSHASSINCEFADEDWITHFRICTION,BEFOREISTARTEDUSINGCLEARACRYLICCOATINGTOPREVENTTHIS.
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QUESTIONOFSCALEWITHTHISPIECE,IWANTEDTODRAWACOMPARISONBETWEENTHINGSTHATAREINCOMPREHENSIBLYLARGEANDINCREDIBLYSMALL.MUCHOFTHISWASDONEWITHTHESCREWPUNCHANDTHERESTISFROMTHECRAFTKNIFE.IHADALWAYSINTENDEDITTOBEHUNGWITHTHEPLANETSPORTIONONTOPANDTHEATOMSPORTIONBELOW.THECENTERQUARTEROFTHEPICTUREMARKSATRANSITIONFROMLIGHTSTRIPSONDARKTODARKSTRIPSONLIGHT,WHICHIHOPEDWOULDREMINDTHEVIEWEROFM.C.ESCHER’STRANSITIONS.
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PROMETHEUSPROMETHEUSWASAGREEKGODWHOBROUGHTFIREFROMMOUNTOLYMPUSTOTHEMENOFEARTH.IIMAGINEDTHISASAFIRE-HAIREDMANWITHASPHEREOFENERGY.THESPHEREISMADEOFGLOW-IN-THE-DARKTAPE.THECURLFROMMAKINGARCSWITHTAPEISPARTICULARLYNOTICEABLEHERE;THISCANBEREDUCEDBYMAKINGASMALLSLITINTHEOUTEREDGEOFTHECURVEANDBRIDGINGTHEGAPWITHANADDITIONALDAUBOFTAPE.THISCANBETIME-CONSUMING;YOURMILEAGEMAYVARY.
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NEONSPIRALTHISSPIRALWASMADEBYTEARINGSTRIPSANDLAYINGTHEMHORIZONTALLYONAPIECEOFTHINPLASTIC(ITCAMEFROMACONTAINEROFCOOKIES),THENCUTTINGTHESHAPESANDCAREFULLYPEELINGTHEMFROMTHEPLASTICSCRAPS.THISTECHNIQUEISUSEFULFORMAKINGCOLORFULLETTERSORFLOWERPETALSANDMUCHMORE.
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PAISLEYLADYTOMAKETHISPICTURE,IPLACEDSTRIPSOFGRAYTAPEONACARDBOARDSURFACEINTHESHAPEOFANOVAL,THENMARKEDTHEPLACESONTHEOVALWHERETHEEYES,NOSE,ANDLIPSWOULDBE.NEXT,ISTACKEDDOZENSOFSTRIPSOFTAPEONTHE“TALLEST”PARTSOFTHEFACE(TIPOFTHENOSE,CHIN,CHEEKBONES,ANDFOREHEAD),LEAVINGLESSMATERIALONTHELOWERPARTSOFTHEEYESANDEDGEOFTHEFACE,ASITRECEDESTOWARDTHEBACKOFTHEHEAD.LAST,IFINISHEDTHEPICTUREWITHCOLOREDTAPE,CREATINGAWORKWITHDEPTH.
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ALBUMCOVERIHAVEMADETWOALBUMCOVERSFORMUSICALFRIENDS.THISISONE(FRONTANDBACK)IDIDFORMYFRIENDANDREWBONNIS.IWASINSPIREDBYONEOFMYFORMERSTUDENTS,WHODIDSOMEBEAUTIFULWORKREPLICATINGHERFAVORITEALBUMCOVERSINDUCTTAPE.
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POINT-CIRCLEI’VEMADEANUMBEROFVERSIONSOFTHIS,BUTTHISONEISTHELARGEST.ITTOOKSEVERALWEEKSTOTEARALLTHESQUARESANDFOLDANDPLACETHEM.LUCKILY,IHADSOMEHELP.ISTARTEDBYMAKINGTHEBACKGROUND,THENIDREWACIRCLE.ITRIEDTOKEEPTHEPOINTSEVENLYSPACEDASIWENTAROUNDTHECIRCLE,LININGUPTHEPOINTSWITHTHECIRCLEI’DDRAWNANDGOINGSTEADILYTOWARDTHECENTER.WHENINEAREDTHEMIDDLE,ISWITCHEDFROMFULL-SIZESQUARESTOHALF-SIZE,THENQUARTER-ANDEIGHTH-SIZESQUARES.
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RESOURCESwww.duckbrand.com
TheDuckBrandmaintainsagreatwebsite,withsectionsonwheretobuytape,contests,andprojectideas.Youcanseetheirwholeselection,andorderdirectlyfromthesite.TheFAQsectionisalsoagreatplacetoheadforanswerstoyourtape-relatedquestions.
www.deviantart.com
DeviantArtisanenormousglobalcommunityofartistspostingartvoluntarilytovariousgalleries.Searchingfor“DuckTape”,“DuctTape”or“TapeArt”willgiveyouthousandsofideasforinterestingprojects.Keepinmind,though,thatyoushouldalwaysbecarefulaboutusingothers’ideas—usethemasinspiration,butdon’tduplicate.
www.michaels.com
www.joann.com
www.patcatans.com
CraftstoreslikeMichael’s,JoAnnFabrics,andPatCatan’saregreatplacestobuynotonlytape,butalsoothermaterialslikewire,foam,jewelrybackings,andtools.
OtherMaterials:
Muchofthematerialsthatmakeupthestructureofyourartworkcanbefoundaroundyouforfree—cardboardboxes,paper,discardedwires,andplasticbottles.Itisalwaysagoodideatomakefriendswithtradespeoplelikecarpenters,plumbers,andelectriciansbecausetheyoftenhaveusefulscraps.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSTherearemanypeopleIwouldliketothank.Iamtremendouslyluckytohavehadawonderfultribeofhumanbeingswhonurturedandencouragedandhelpedmeinsomeway.Tragically,nomatterhowlongImakethislist,it’sdoomedtobeincomplete.IamsurethatassoonasIsubmitthistothepublisher,Iwillsmackmyforeheadinshameforexcludingsomeoneimportant.I’llmakeeveryefforttocorrectthiseventually.
Mymomanddad,ClareandJim,whosehelpisincalculableandongoing,andwhoremainmyfavoritepeopleandmybestrolemodelsforever.
Mybrother,Clay,thebestlittlebrotheranyoneeverhad.
Mycousins,grandparents,uncles,andaunts.
ShurTechBrands,marketersofDuckbrandducttape.
TheFineArtsAssociationofWilloughbyandWickliffeMiddleSchool,andallmystudentswhotaughtmemorethanyou’llknow.
RichardGallupandGallup’sFineArt.
CliffNovakandKirtlandHighSchool.
MickBriscoe.
QuarryBooks,andJonathanSimcoskyforhispatience.
MattHunsaker.
BrookCastle-Goins.
AndrewBonnis,LeahLou&TheTwoLeftShoes.
ChrisStoicovici.
LeahMcCoy.
StanandNancyPavelecky.
TheColesfamily.
TedBurtt.
JamieJelenicandRachelOlson,forlettingmemakeartforyourweddings.
GregHarrisonandtheotherEnclavians.
LakelandCommunityCollege.
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Myworkshopsandtheirstaffsandowners:
OHIO:
BordersMentor
BarnesandNobleMentor
RickFoxandtheKirtlander
NegativeSpace
Fuel
JavaExpress
Algebra
GypsyBean
Phoenix
TheFairmountBar
TheBottlehouse
BluePlanetCoffee
CenterPerk
OREGON:
BluebirdCoffee
Dudley’s
Backporch
McMenamins
VERMONT:
LangdonStreetCafé
BasementTeenCenterandtheWCYSB
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ABOUTTHEAUTHORForestgrewupinasuburbofCleveland,Ohio,wherehelearnedaloveoftheartsfromhismusicianfatherandartistmother.HehastaughtducttapeartclassesattheWilloughbyFineArtsAssociation,and,throughthem,atvariousschoolsinnortheastOhio.HehasonoccasionbeencommissionedtodoartworkfortheDuckbrand,participatingintheannualDuckTapeFestivalinAvon,Ohio,andhasmadeartforseveralalbumcoversandtwoweddings.
Inadditiontohisartwork,heenjoysplayingmusic,cooking,makingbeer,andparticipatinginpubtriviachallenges.Heiscurrentlylivingwithhisbrother,brother’sgirlfriend,andcousininBend,Oregon,whereheworksatacoffeeshopandenjoysthenaturalbeautyofthehighdesert.
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