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Rationale Behind Material Choice Technical Specifications Process
Bark was chosen as its texture is fascinating. •Rough texture

Every piece of bark is unique to itself which is •Brittle 1

Bark particularily interesting. The colour combinations •Unique to every tree Cut out a template
•Varied in colour
are fascinating as they change with the thickness of
from wood creating
the bark and the type of tree. Replicating the intricate
pattern created by the bark is a challenge but intriguing. •Brown. green, black, beige a flat, a curve and
•Scaly
a seam

Bark is the outermost layers of Historical Contextual Previlance of Use
stems and roots of woody plants. •To make baskets •Cloth •Protect trees
Plants with bark include trees, • People of the Amazon Basin •Canoes •Light Fires 2
woody vines, and shrubs. Bark is • First canoes 3000 years ago •Painting •Fire wood Cut out a 100x100
essential for tree’s survival. •Existance of trees-370 million years •Map making •Weave baskets polymer piece and

Bark keeps moisture in and •Used for clothing as a sign of wealth •Ropes bend it along the
bend it along the
infection out. Cracks in bark template using a
infection out. Cracks in bark
provide great habitat for heat gun
insects. . Bark often gets Manufacturing & Trial and Error Reflection
rougher as the tree ages. Finishing Process
It also provides food This material was the
for certain wildlife. •Natural growth from seed plant Getting the texture correct most enjoyable out of 3
•Clean cut off of trees was a major problem. Clay them all to replicate. I
•Cut out in an oval shape was used first but proved to am happy with the final Prime the surface
x5, wet and dry
•Removal of insects back be too heavy and cracked off result and enjoyed the sanding with each
to wildlife the surface. A lot of colour colour mixing process layer
•Cleaning of surface mixing attempts was necessary in particular.
in particula
to achieve the correct combination.
• •Weaving into shape to achieve the correct combination.

Replicated Finish Sample Material
4

Create a rough
Create a rough
texture using
surface filler.
Use a paint brush
to add detail
of the bark growth

5

Mix brown, green,
yellow and red
yellow and red
paint to mimic the
colours of the
Sources:
•https://behealthyeveryday.eu/en/coral-club/the-history- sample tree bark
of-the-ant-tree-bark-and-how-it-can-help-for-health/
•https://www.savatree.com/history-of-bark.html#:~:text= 81
Bark%20is%20most%20commonly%20used,split%20into%20pliable
%20long%20strips.