A place for a leaf

 In environmental design 101 I had to create a place for a leaf.  The project involved folding, cutting, and tearing paper to create a place fitting to my leaf, however no adhesives could be used.  Ultimately, I came up with a tube like structure that incorporated the leaf by utilizing the leaf itself as the binding agent.  

 

Originally I wanted to show that the 'place' fit the leaf I chose because it showed off it's flexibility.  In order to do that I played with intertwining the leaf through a circular structure.  It seemed as though people liked the circular idea and I was given the advice to intertwine the leaf more, or to make the slits and cuts in the paper disapear for a more clean look, or to use the leaf as a way to hold the circular structure together.  In the second picture I have a couple of tube like structures that I played with and different ways of binding them.  

I was also told that my place looked similar to a sculpture, and japanese pottery.  I liked that idea and sculptural lead me into thinking of my creation as more structural.  From there I decided to add slits that were an equal width to my chosen leaf for a more structural appearance.  The third picture is a side view of the leafs place.

The fourth picture is the back view of the leaf's created place.

To reflect on the project, I am ultimately satisfied with the way the place turned out.  It took several trial and errors in order to get to the final model, but I think the 'place' turned out fitting for my chosen leaf.  However I looked at the assignment strictly as creating something for the leaf, rather than incorporating more of my personality into the final structure, which I think could have created something interesting as well.