Technique
Fusing plastic together through heat and pressure
Materials
- Variety of plastic bags
- Baking paper
Machines
- Iron
Process
- Place sheets of plastic bags into the desired design
- Sandwich them in between two sheets of baking paper
- Put the iron on top for a few seconds
Results
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- food plastic packaging, fruit sleeve
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- tried to join small pieces to make a larger plastic
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- bubble wrap over black plastic bag
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- random interlacing
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- attempted to form a 3D shape (but failed pretty badly)
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- interestingly this plastic melts and scrunches up into this texture
Reflection
It was enlightening to know that this technique could be done with easily available materials (that I could even find in my room) like plastic bags and an iron. However it’s a little difficult to control because the different types of plastics react in different ways, and requires a lot more experimentation to create a controlled outcome. I also tried to heat it over a mould to form a three-dimensional shape but I guess I need a little more practice on that 🙁