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Why "Y"? | Week 3

I had originally wanted to create a cut out of my letter from a book,      
but I soon realized how difficult it was to find materials that looked like pages that were a foot by a foot in dimension. I already I went to Plan B and got started immediately.

I was talking with my dad about it and he actually suggested that I use my favorite author and pages from one of her books that I own, but I couldn't do that. I would be interested in making this project again and maybe even creating a story or finding inspirational words with the words that are visible on the rolls of paper.

This was the inspiration for my Plan B.


I started out in the beginning—before switching gears to this idea—by creating a template for my letter.




I then traced that letter onto cardstock for further use and cut it out.


All went well—thankfully—and I continued on by tracing the letter onto cardboard and then cut that out (coincidentally, we had pizza the previous night and I didn't have to use cardboard from a box that we already had, and now can use that box for something else). 

Then I painted it the same color as the pages, so that if there was any empty space, it wouldn't be as recognizable as dark cardboard. After that, I started tearing pages out of the book and measuring the lengths I'd need for the letter and cut the pages accordingly. I then used a metal straw to roll the pages into the desired thickness and taped them together. 




After that, I measured the widths of the cardboard that I'd need for the paper, and I rolled them with a metal straw and used tape to keep them together. 

Continuing, I wanted to hot glue them to the cardboard, but I realized I didn't have time that day and also wasn't entirely sure if the hot glue would work best with the paper, and since I used tape to keep the rolls together I didn't know if the hot glue would mesh well with that. I also discovered a great benefit to using tape and it was that I could reposition the individual pieces as needed—that was very useful. 

Lastly, I wanted to attach the cardstock cutout to the back so it seemed more complete. I also dated it so that, if I ended up keeping it, I could look back and see when I created it in college. 



The final three photos I chose: 

I wanted it to be in its element and I felt like
it would fit well with other pages. 

I wanted it to be surrounded by books and, if it were alive,
I feel like it would hang out with other books. 
I originally wanted to take the photo below in a library, but forgot that the one in my town closed at 5 p.m. that day and not 8 p.m., so I used my own bookshelf with my favorite author's books to finish off this project. If I were to go to a library, I would have set it on a bookshelf and played with some angles to get the best shot. 

For a living space, I thought a bookshelf was
where the letter would probably live. 

I had a lot of fun with this project and I'm really glad I ended up doing this plan in the end. 

~Jayden

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