Lipstick Display!

Originally I started off with a maze like idea, inspired by the above picture. My original model was done with foam core. Unfortunately, thanks to some rain and a shuttle ride...it didn't make it. But i'm not too heartbroken about that one. The model was very bulky and confusing (kinda like a maze...should've guessed that one). In the end, I thought it was more distracting then artisitc. Instead of framing my lipsticks, it seemed to really take away from the product I was selling.


So I began thinking again, I was reminded by a conversation I had had on the phone with my mother the previous day. She was telling me how not to get so caught up in an alice and wonderland theme and not too go all out and start making everything "topsy turvey"....and I thought "what a great idea, a topsey turvey model" Literally in a minute I had this sketch drawn and was immediately obsessed with the idea.

Then of course came the oh so obvious question of how to design this and with what. I already knew that I wanted a ledge all the way around each tier of my model, so when you came to the sharp edge on the high side, I could make a small pocket for my lipstick to sit in. Originally, I thought about using foam but since I'd had no previous experience usin foam or sculpting of any kind, I decided to instead make a wire model and paper mache.

At the time, this sounded like a really awesome idea, I'd have a light model and it was still relatively sturdy. That is of  course until I was reminded that I hadn't paper mached since I was 8 and for good reason. My model was very delicate...too delicate and the wire mesh model didn't allow for the clean edges I had really wanted. And of course half of it collapsed by the time it actually dried (i'm really hoping this is not a pattern)

Any way, I'm convinced that chipboard is the way to go and yes I'm doing it cake style. Treating each tier as its own seperate piece and then I'll be able to stack them all up. Since I still want a smooth surface, which I obviosuly won't get with curved chipboard. I'm going to experiment with plaster of paris or heavier paper (maybe oaktag) or something similar