It was interesting how many letters were made up of only one wrapper which could equate to one stroke of the brush or pen. Parts of the white wrapper almost blends into the background creating implied negative space.
This was delicious. The "E" was difficult to create, because maintaining the proper x-height meant not being able to create an eye for it.
This one is made out of pieces of paper torn from a larger piece, utilizing the resultant positive space as the letterforms. One of my favorite parts of this is the fact that the counters within letters are filled and become part of the positive space while the letters remain decipherable.
This is Stoy's bicep with the word "ripped" written in black marker. Writing on skin without considering the contours that could result of flexing creates an interesting overall balance and form to the word.
This is our 3D one which is made out of clay. It's worth noting that although the two "P's" look different, they're both evidently "P's."
This is ink dropped into snow. The snow had practically frozen to the point it was as hard as ice, so the ink did not permeate through it very much, resulting in crisper letterforms. The contrast between the black and white helps the letterforms to be even more pronounced.
Those are letters cut out from a receipt. The "E" is actually a "3" that has been rotated 180 degrees counter-clockwise around the z-axis.
This is the negative space that resulted from tearing out the letters in an earlier example. This, along with the other ripped paper example, puts into perspective the importance of context and how it can affect the visual appeal of letterforms.
These are the scraps of paper from being torn out of the notebook. Something interesting about this is how parts where the scraps stand perpendicular to the table, it creates an effect similar to thinner strokes as opposed to thicker strokes created from the pieces laying flat and parallel to the surface.
Gum:
This is chewed gum. I was given the idea to put in onto my shoe from Professor Mata, which really helps to give the entire piece visual impact and puts it into better context than on paper. The top of the "R" should have been flattened more.
Bathroom Supplies:
From left to right, the products used were body wash, petroleum jelly, aloe vera gel, face scrub, hair paste, and shaving cream. Some of the products by nature lended themselves to being more easily manipulated. The kerning between the two P's could have been better, but I overestimated the spacing.
From left to right, the supplies are a mannequin; paint brush; kneaded eraser; mechanical pencil and erasers; tortillions and highlight caps; and an exact-o knife and stapler. I should have flipped the paintbrush so that the bristles were up top, because it would represent the jot of the I better if it were lowercase.
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