Before Between two heartbeats, using cans as materials was just a pass time, a means to an end, not a final object that was worth any attention.
When I made the first heart from aluminium cans and discovered it can beat, I was fascinated, but still didn’t seriously consider making it a final object.
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See how it is made here.
To see how the paper heart that serves as mould is made go here.
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Even after Between two heart beats, I was only thinking of can objects as ways to revive my tutorial site and maybe attract some viewers to introduce them to my rope art.
I started with birds as I already has one made just like the heart, as prototype for my rope objects.
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See how it is made here.
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Next, I made a tree as I love trees. Later I decorated the tree with leaves.
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See how it is made here for the tree and here for the leaves.
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After followed the mushrooms and their grass stands.
See how the mushrooms are made here and here and the grass here.
However, while I was making the objects, ideas of bigger decorations came to my mind. I thought I might endeavour to do something bigger this summer as I wanted to do something other than rope art and felt that I would need a break from drawing the project that was obsessing me more and more.
At this point, I got the commission to make a real size dress from aluminium cans.
Here is how the dress miniature prototype was made.
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The next two tutorials are also a result of this larger project:
- key chain made of can keys
The joy of creating 