Spool Blind

A window blind made from till roll receipt spools. It is decorative and functional. The Arrangement can be hung in strips adapted to a mechanism, which is why the lower half is left to hang loose to portray this idea.

A window blind made from till roll receipt spools. It is decorative and functional. The Arrangement can be hung in strips adapted to a mechanism, which is why the lower half is left to hang loose to portray this idea.
Hi, I haven’t been on here for sometime.That is because I am still very busy making my chicken leather. So, for those skeptics who have visited my website and blog, before you say ‘oh, just as I thought, a flash in the pan’ No, that is not the case! It is a lot of hard…
The cardboard spool was tested for strength. How much wait can it withstand before the walls cave in? The volunteer standing on this spool weighs in at 85kilos/lb187.39. another volunteer that weighs 95kilos/lb209 also tested with their weight by leaning heavily on it without it getting crushed. That is the extent of the firmness and…
As a follow up to my previous post in ‘Something 3dimensional II’ I have finally succeeded in making the positives from the ‘waste moulds’ of my bust and head with a view of creating a silicone rubber mould from these ‘positives’. The material I have used is casting plaster. And I will be coating this…
This is a reel of train ticket stock. In the centre is the compressed cardboard spool. They are usually thrown away. Most train stations get through hundreds of these in a week. I never knew what to do with these modular shaped spools with their perfectly round, strong and sturdy form. But felt it had…
I have been looking at other things for inspiration to create something in 3D. Below are photographs of buildings and other forms that interest me. Where this is going to lead me to I’m afraid its very hard to tell at the moment. I feel inspired by the egg-lamps which were the creations of a…
Further to my research using photographic evidence to analyse myself and understanding what these scenes, objects and foods mean to me and say about me; I have looked into the most disturbing one which is that of the tomatoes. Why do I feel so drawn to them? What is it about their colour and texture…