This week I have been working with a large quantity of cardboard tubes obtained from carpet retailers. The plan is to make some objects that will resemble manufactured items, or items which have some familiarity. The work has gone slowly because I have had to have help in the workshops to slice the sections at predetermined angles. I am combining the tubes variously with bolts or with galvanised steel. Some of the tubes have colour printed lines and shreds of paper stuck on them, which I like and will preserve.
My studio space is now filled with constructions so I have had to make some drawings at home. These have followed two directions of interest. First, some three dimensional paper structures combined with graphite coated elements and rivets. Second, using spray paint through grid structures onto paper which are then superimposed by drawn objects. I have also made some drawings that explore layers of different materials over illusory spheres.
Do the sculptures and drawings relate to each other? The approach to using material is similar in each case. There is a crossover use of metal fastenings and also a contrast of two materials that suggest opposites. Both are involved in the unintended invention of nearly familiar objects.
