New Work

This vase is the newest addition to my Intersections series, using the modified pleating folding technique I developed for my last piece.  Here I am continuing to use flat planes to intersect the curved form, uniting a precise mathematical shape with a flowing organic shape.  This piece uses vertical planes to cut the form into thirds and horizontal planes to cut off the three parts at different heights.  I started planning this piece in July and only recently decided I had the time and folding ability to actually make it.  Each of the three parts is folded from a rectangle of Elephant Hide paper.

This piece is a new version of this model, also part of my Intersections series. The bowl is hinged so it can open and close.  In the original piece, I used a pleated folding technique where all the folds pointed in the same direction. Unfortunately, this caused some distortions in the shape, which are hidden in the photo I posted.  Here I modified the folding technique to use alternating directions of the pleats.  Since the folding is more symmetric, the shape of the bowl also stays more symmetric.  I am planning to use this new folding technique as I continue this series.  This piece is folded from a rectangle of Elephant Hide paper.

This piece is the newest addition to my Intersections series.  The bowl is hinged so it can close to a circle or open like you see here.  The Intersections pieces are all among my most challenging to design and fold, and this one was no exception. I’d still like to tweak the design to clean it up a bit.  This piece is folded from one rectangle of Elephant Hide paper.  As with the rest of this series, the paper is not painted.