Level 6 // Week 8 + Week 9

During my tutorial with mark, it was suggested I should do more conceptual and contextual research to really charge my work. Researching into websites like Dezeen will help me find upcoming designers who use concrete and resin, and how it fits their context. I should start to make small samples, exploring the identified materials I had planned to work with.

This initial week of practice, I have begun to create small material investigations. I have started quite basic, layering orange resin over concrete. I was unable to get hold of square moulds, and so instead used round ice cube trays to cast. This defeats the point of my cube concept, however was good practice for testing materials. The feedback from my group tutorial on 3^rd October was positive and the resin samples caused curiosity. The group suggested that I look into using a wider variation of materials to sample with. I could also swap expensive materials such as the resin, with cheaper alternatives like jelly. Jelly has different properties in terms of consistency but creates a translucent effect, which could lead to fascinating outcomes. I need to explore my experimentation in relation to my materials, processes and shapes. 



Resin/Concrete samples