WORBLA BODICE ARMOUR

WORBLA IF A COMPOSITE OF SAWDUST AND GLUE - ACTIVATED BY HEAT - BECOMES MALLUABLE AND CAN BE SQUASHED INTO BALLS AND THEN RE-ACTIVATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ONCE COOLED IT BECOMES A SOLID PLASTIC

THE PROCESS OF BEING CREATIVE BY USING WORBLA OVER THE TOP OF THE PLASTAZOTE BODICE

THIS WAS TO TEST AND LEARN HOW TO MANIPULATE THE MEDIUM CORRECTLY WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF HEAT

USING A HEAT GUN I WARMED UP THE WARBLA MAKING SURE TO KEEP MY HANDS AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE HEAT GUN

I DECIDED TO MAKE A SORT OF DRESS-BODICE WITH STRUCTURE, INSPIRED BY 1960'S FRENCH FASHION. STRONG SHOULDER PADS AND STRUCTURED SULTY FRONT DESIGN WITH SOME PLEATED FLOWING ELEMENTS

I DIDNT USE AND PATTERN OR MEURMENTS FOR THIS, JUST BY EYE, IT WASNT NECICARRY TO BE SUPER ACCURATE AS IT WAS JUST TO TEST HOW TO WORK WITH THE MATERIAL

THE WORBLA NATRUALY HAD A TACKY SIDE SO IT STUCK TO ITS SELF AND MOULDED INTO EACHOTHER TO FORM THE BEND BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES

I JUST KEPT LAYERING THE PIECES ONTOP OF EACHOTHER TILL I GOT A SHAPE I WAS HAPPY WITH

DECIED TO ADD SOME DETAIL IN THE FORM OF A FLOWER, FIGURING OUT HOW TO DELICATELY MANIPULATE THE WORBLA AND FORM SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL