Yes, the Chandelier is done, well, although I said before it was a
Flower, Bees & Butterflies Chandelier, it not really a chandelier, its sort of like a
mixture of a wind-chime and a chandelier. To make it sound a bit spectacular, I'd called it that.
Haha. Lame!
I wanna tell u just a little bit of
history on the idea of this project. It was originally
my college assignment, and the subject was
Design Principles. There's shape, colour, composition, Balance, and
yada yada... So, this was actually an assignment of
Balance. It looks quite a simple task to do, but it wasnt, really. Once you stick everything on the string, it might not be balance, that's where you have got to figure out
which is the heavier object and where to stick it to make it balance. But, you can always repair the positions of the string, whether to push it further away or closer to the
fulcrum( the center point).
Haha, Gezz, what's science gotta do with all of this. Well, that was just a lil bit information I can tell you, if you wish to try tho.
Alright then, proceed to the
materials used for this project. There are :
1. Small tree Branches - peel the outer layer.
2. Colored Papers and Translucent Paper - for the flowers & butterflies wings
3. Black & White Mounting Board - for the bees & butterflies bodies
4. Yellow Poster Color - to color the stripes on the bees
5. Black Nylon Strings
Tips: I would suggest it'll be better to prepare all the ornaments first. Then, tie up the strings to the tree branch. Start sticking everything and lastly, move the knots/hanging strings to achieve balance.
Quite the same pictures, because I want to capture all sides. It was tough!
( the wind was blown hard.. Oh, no wonder!)
A couple of close-ups I could get.. :)
Give it a try, or even create
a real wind-chime by using
perspex or
small bells to replace the papers n mounting boards, anything possible. So, sentence of the day?....
Make your own art.
Design & Enjoy!
Tuddles~
