Exploration 1: Ice setting

I decided as part of my experimentation process of materials and surfaces i would do a few casts with different things, after finding my colour scheme in collection one i used the inspiration of that colour through threads and set them in water, i decided to not emerge the threads in the water completely so that they wouldn't all sink to the bottom which i think worked really well because i like how they drape over the side and have formed an interesting sense of movement and lines.

i was happy wit the situation of the threads so i placed it in the freezer over night 

 when it came out of the freezer it was frosted over and i couldnt see through the plastic container so i removed it

once i remobed it you could really see the detail in the colours, shapes and cracks in the ice

i was especially pleased with how these threads hung and how some of them were mysteriously gidden by the cracks in the ice

i am happy with the metallic thread as well because each of the threads reacted different to the exposure of the water, some expanded, some stayed normal like the silver, and i think the metallic silver really compliments the other colours

 it was especially interesting once the ice started to melt, they started to poke through the top and some even stayed perfectly formed in place, again, playing with that thought of 'freezing' movement 

i am really happy with this experiment however i think ice is very limiting in terms of development and using it in a final design. My next experiment with ice is to freeze inks and see if they produce a drawing technique as well as some interesting movement images.