Lagging

I've been so busy lately that I have been lagging on the DIY projects.  I am 1/2 way done with this chair request I have been working on 1/4 the way done with a painting commission I've been working on, and my house projects have gone to the way-side.  Hoping to have NO obligations this weekend and I can relax, create, and clean this weekend.

This I'd like to do soon:

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Paper Towel Sculpture

I saw a post on Pinterest on creating 2D sculptures with cut toilet paper rolls.  Instantly inspired, I set out to do it myself!  Since only had about 4 toilet paper rolls when I began, it wasn't exactly satisfying.  However, I have asked friends and family to save their rolls for me and have been saving for about 2 months now and I am ready to get to sculpting.  I am looking to do something for the 1/2 way part on my stairs where it looks a little bare.

Inspiration to be more intricate: Click

 So... first I started with gathering paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls... cut them down to size... and began gluing wherever they fit.  Although... if I ever did this again... I might plan it out a little better... I do like fluidity in art and allowing the piece to morph into its own shape.

Here is the start of the gluing... this is about 3-4 toilet paper rolls.  Sad... and small.

I decided to spray paint what I had and see how it looked so far...

Not satisfied... too small and the shape reminded me of a bustle of wheat... soooo not what I wanted.

So, I decided to go bigger!!!!  After saving up for months... here is more cut rolls to add...

We first started gluing together 2 pieces, some with 4 pieces, and some with 5 pieces and then set them together to see what kind of shape we could make.

We used a flat metallic spray paint after gluing it all together (the shiny surface beneath is a plastic covering we used to spray paint on and not get my garage painted).

We chose specific pieces to paint lime green and a bright blue.  This was a neat addition because when you look straight on at it, you can barely see the color, but as you move around the piece it becomes more dynamic.

And the finished piece.  Hung up, painted, and works wonderfully  in my stairwell.