SMM Workshop: Knotting, Wrapping Folding: Crafting New Forms Break out of two-dimensions and into three while exploring the sometimes-surprising structural possibilities of paper and yarn. We’ll introduce the work of scientists, mathematicians, and artists inspired by natural, geometric, and architectural forms. Learn to crochet unusual new forms and take paper folding into new sculptural dimensions. Here's my draft plan for the workshop.

This is a much simpler little habitat. I made it using a small metal box with a glass top. There's a light inside. The tissue paper made the light glow nicely. I also used green paper to make plant-shaped silhouettes and sequins in the shape of shells to reflect light from outside the box. = Small habitat made with lidded box, tissue paper, sequins, and a colored light. I could see making a group of these that reacted differently to changes in the light in the room.

I made a trek to Ax-Man and actually found some things there I really wanted to use (and could figure out how to use). Usually I go there and pick up tons of interesting things that I just can't figure out how I would ever use, but this time I was looking for small boxes and other containers that I could use to make diorama-like sculptures. One of the good finds were these little glass-topped metal cans. The metal is thin enough that you could cut holes for cords. There were also clear plastic boxes, but it was very tricky to make holes in them without cracking the plastic.