I started off my project with a red, white, and brown JcPenny box. I chose this box mainly because it had three different colors. I wanted to create something that had personality, and I thought the easiest way to do this was with color. I also chose this box due to the material. It was a flimsy box that would be easily cut and also bendable. This would allow for easier construction of curved shapes, particularly with the Ice Cream cone.
I had a couple ideas before I came up with the ice cream cone. I first brainstormed about different animals and tree designs. But overall, I didn't find these ideas interesting enough to persue. Since I am one of those people who is constantly hungry, I began to brainstorm about food ideas. One of the first ideas I came up with was the Ice Cream Cone.
When I first started to construct the Ice Cream Cone, my main concern was the bottom of the project.. and the scale. At first I considered making the bottom of the cone.. like a waffle cone (a cone shape). But I realized .. my project wouldn't be able to stand up on its own, thus making it weak. I then decided to make it a cylinder shape. From here I started to construct the top (wider) cylinder and the ice cream from the inside of that.
I created the ice cream by cutting strips of rectangles from the box. I used these rectangles to arch the strips from one side of the top cylinder, to the other side of the cylinder. After I had arranged the rectangles all throughout the circle.. it had created the top of an oval. I also constructed this oval in a certain order so that it had personality. The different colors and added textures (on top) helped to add a "wow" factor to the piece.
Overall I enjoyed the project. Its not often you have a "challenge" of using only a certain amount of material. The challenge of taking an object.. and creating it into something that doesn't resemble the original was also a challenge. I think the Ice cream cone completes the task of being "Anything but the box".
-Ethan Tyler
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