WOOD DRAPING

After developing the sampling in my sketchbook, I wanted try out some formations with actual wood.  This was my form of draping in a sense. 

What I found challenging about this task was the fact that it's harder to play an manipulate wood as a material due to its properties. What I did find though was that there are some cool affects that you can achieve in terms of surface manipulation. For example, making groves in the wood to then snap it off to create a jagged edge and sintering effect (obviously not good for the hands). I really admired the way that this made the otherwise clean cut wood look. It reflected the tone of mess and destruction that can bee seen in my samples. 

I tried loads of different formations as I would with actual draping. I found this one (the image above) to be the most successful. Everything is on a diagonal which for some reason appeals to me. I researched into why this may be and apparently its because diagonal lines excite the brain. This explains why as a child, I was so drawn to making these sort of messes. 

Now I had achieved a design that I was happy with, I had to secure it and look to surface design. Again I looked to my samples. There were a lot of distressed tapes, threads and paints used throughout. This is what I want to portray on my final piece. So I turned to my book to do some experimentation. 

I used the same elements used on my samples but on a flat surface as this is more similar to the wood. This will hopefully give me a more realistic idea of what it will be like on the final piece.