Katie Hines Small Worlds

 Date: 3/7/23

I've had a lot of trouble with finding a good object for this project, but I have a couple of ideas trying to work with what I have.

My First Object: Vintage Chocolate Tin

This is the one I am the most excited about since it is so reflective and intricate. My idea is to create a form that is chandelier-like in that it attaches to the ceiling and reaches down into the room, maybe I'll connect it to the floor but I want to see how I feel as I work on it. It will be made of toothpicks since they are small and can be worked if I need them smaller. I'm thinking of doing it in an art deco style to connect with the time era similar to this lovely tin container. I tried to make a "sketch" of it on my tablet but it looks very flat because it's a picture. I would like it to be more dimensional than the image and I think making it black instead of white will lend to the art deco style when combined with the shiney gold of the tin. I also had the idea to put mirrors on one or two of the walls to make it feel endless and expanded, but I don't want to take away from the lovely reflections that it already has.

As far as a door, I really don't want to cut into the container because it is so lovely as it is, I'd really like the delicate feel to stay and cutting a hole might take away from that. So that leaves the problem of "How are viewers supposed to enter?", I will create a small staircase that would go up and over the edge of the tin and down into the interior. I also thought about putting it on it's side vertically but there isn't as much room and doesn't take advantage of the space very well.

The second idea that I had was to use this spiderman head cup that I've had for years. I want to make a little room with a "murder board" and the viewer standing inside looking at it. It would be fun but a little difficult with how small the interior space is. I don't have any sketches (forgot my book at home like a goof), but I have images of the interior (found below). I like this idea but it doesn't feel very interesting overall and I'm not sure what else to do with the object because it's so small.

Date: 3/23/23

Update on my small worlds project, it's finished! (Images below)

Measurements (as the box is on it's side):

Height: 7 5/8 in

Width: 4 1/2 in

Depth: 2 1/4 in

I decided that 1in = 6ft

This means that the scale size of the space would be:

Height: 45 3/4 ft

Width: 27 ft

Depth: 13 1/2 ft

(I apologize for the poor quality of this last image. I tried to take a picture as if the viewer were looking up at the piece.)