For all previous iterations, I have been bending the material to appear like it was bending with the weight on the ends. I then pondered different ways to make wood bend. Very thin wood that is still intact becomes flimsy and less rigid., allowing the curve to become more natural since it is naturally being created by gravity.
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The final form was not exactly resolved, particularly the termination. While the bottom had to be flat to accommodate for the need for the form to stand on a table surface, I felt it could have been more rounded off to better capture the image of the drop of the liquid. I do however think the drama in the middle of the form was captured well.
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In the spirit of rapid iteration, I made a way to increase the number of ideas I could test with the limited amount of polystyrene. I was given. With a rough plywood frame and a heat gun, it replicated the vacuum thermoformer in the plastic shop, but on a smaller scale as to decrease the amount of material used for each idea.
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In exploring forms, my original idea was to try to use gravity to create a sagging effect between two or more points. When the desired effect could not be achieved, I tried to capture the moment when a drop of liquid hits the surface of water, causing it to ripple. This would make a stronger connection with the rotational form.
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