When working on a project after drawing stage of research I'm ussualy starting to make models which are a 3d 'translation' of my drawings. This is my favourite part of  work :) I can play with different materials in order to find more inspirations. This time I was working directly from (and on ) plastic bottles. By following the shapes and already existing patterns I have created forms that hopefully will give an idea for clay work. I have started with simply cutting bottles into pieces. Then working with each part separately I was trying to find interesting form or create movement. I was very attracted to patterns on the bottle's bodies. I have used the indentations as a guideline and separated the bodies into single segments. Eventually I have ended up with many little pieces which become modules of a new form. By manipulating and repeating the same basic part I have achieved quite interesting forms.        ...

This is a first project this year. It's based on packaging and will be carried on for 8 weeks. We were asked to produce a small batch by reproducing a piece or a module and then altering it or changing it somehow. The main form should remain the same. To do so we have to use different techniques then in our previous work. It is the 3rd week of the project and so far I have done research on packaging and some models. I hope to start my clay work this week. My inspiration for this project are plastic bottles :) Here are some photos : I first started looking at different types of packaging like pills slips, contact lanses containers, inhalers etc.  Next group of objects that caught my attention were plastic bottles.  I have noticed that mineral water bottles don't only have different shapes but the bottoms vary as well. I then 'translated' them into quilted plastic discs. I will add some more photos soon. :)