Anything but a Box

"Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected" William Plomer. Artworks and designs are made up of many different principles and elements. These elements and principles are put together creatively to form objects, paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc. When separate they are just ideas, words with nothing to support them. But when connected they form artwork that describes or symbolizes something.  To me, creativity is being the able to transcend traditional ideas and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, and interpretations. To be creative, is to be original and able to express one's imagination. I decided to pursue a creative career simply for those reasons. I am inspired when I see a piece of furniture, the color or texture of it. Just one chair can inspire me to use my imagination to think of how I would design a space around it or in what kind of space I would find it in. These unconnected elements jump out to me and I want to connect them myself. 

My box inspired me to create a lion because there was so much yellow on the outside of it. But, there were also many other colors I knew I could not use. I solved that problem by using the inside of the box for the portions with color I couldn't use. I used the yellow, brown, and red parts to create the mane, tail, ears, and eyes. Another problem I found with my cardboard was that it was thin. It was difficult to make the body for the lion. I fixed the thin look of the body by adding curled cardboard as fur to the bottom to add volume. I also added curled cardboard to the top of the lion to create more texture and volume. After making the legs for the lion I found that they were not stable and it was top heavy. I deconstructed the first legs I made and replaced them with round long legs with circle bases for support. This countered the weight of the head and stabilized the whole body. I also slimmed down the face and added more texture. 

From this project I learned how to work with cardboard material. It curls nicely and can be very sturdy depending on the thickness of it. I learned, not only about materials but also about creating 3 dimensional objects. I was able to take a regular rectangle, cardboard box and, by using creativity and my imagination, turn it into something completely different and 3-D. The box turned into anything but a, I transformed it into a lion.