Material Studies

Instead of looking at chemical or other ways of transforming the materials I was looking at how I could exploit the physical properties of each materials.

-I saw rice straw is naturally tied-up and knotted. Instead on compressing it I mixed it with glue and was seeing if it would hardened up into a brick form that would still be filled with empty space. I created rectangular spaces that straw would have to take shape in.

I also was looking how well the materials could keep a form. I dipped a ballon in glue, rubbed rice hull to cover the surface, and then repeated the process several times to build up a skin.

I also tried vacuum forming one of the balls to seal all of the material in

-I also tried the turning the sugar cane back into solid form similar to which it once was.