Jen Stark

Similar to Richard Sweeney, Jen Stark is also a paper sculptor. Whilst researching this particular artist, I have found Stark to be far more abstract than Sweeney. Basing her designs on patterns found in nature; she cleverly creates intricate masterpieces using coloured card and unusual shapes. 

I am particularly fond of Stark's work as it is out of the ordinary; I have never seen anything like her work before, because of this I decided to have my own take on these design principles using only WHITE card which was outlined as a restriction in the brief. 

Imitating Jen Stark 

Phase 1.... hours of cutting squares, realising that they are all different sizes because the template makes them larger, recutting them, ending up with rectangles, stressing out.... realising that this idea is going to take hours and that the card isn't very thick...

So my final design didn't turn out too great... I needed to use 5 layers of card for each different size of square, still, it didn't turn out thick enough with that many. Anyhow, after 2 and a half hours I ended up with this. I think I should have either; chosen an abstract shape rather than settling for the basic option, had shorter gaps in between each square size. On the positive side, at least I know what I WON'T be doing for my final!