Rolling Pin - rolling through the ages

having an idea based on the pink floyd album cover

the idea is to recreate this iconic image with iconic chefs/bakers and cooking celebrities over the years... from the likes of deliah smith to dorina and rachel allen .. nigella lawson , even a sly jamie oliver or heston b

a second concept could have an etruscan clothed model progressing to a pin up or modern day character all with different pins

a lawyer with a Pin stripe suit and pin briefcase etc

a fashion line with pin related clothing

Rolling pin - optical illus-pins

working with the iconic 'we want you' uncle sam imagery

i created a series of PIN-ception images where they'd be constructed entirely out of pins

i overlayed them then onto images such as above

rolling pin -pin up

in a rambo meets the irish mammy i had an idea of a mix of the cliche 60's irish woman mixed with rambo esq attire as the poster child for a selection of '' we want you " posters

this originated from a pin up girl uncle sam hyrid i had sketched , yet wasn't happy with

mould take 2

 i cut a flat border for around the pin that was then to be vacuum moulded. the mould was done on a smooth and glossed plastic to ease the removal process.

these worked much better than previous experiments yet i still didn't like what i was producing

i also experimented with baked swiss rolls , unable to use these plastic moulds in the oven i opted for cooked gus similar in shape.

rolling pin - moulds

 

i created a series of moulds based on the simple cylindrical no handle rolling pin. i opted for this shape as it was the most sturdy out of all the forms. i experimented with sugar , making all forms of sweets and taffy.. i also used traditional associateions such as water to make ice, compacted salts, yeasts, doughs, chocolate .. all goods you would use in baking.

however i found the form uninteresting to say the least and wanted to use the handle cylinder instead .. the design problem was a major factor in this. as after much trial and error i came up with a fresh design for the mould.

Rolling Pin

in classic stereotype my first instinct to ROLL with with my object is to wok with things you role out and stretch. Edible materials such as dough and sweets.
These were cheaply available and a homemade touch added a certain uniqueness to the products i was working with :)

  i always find there's something magical about that first step in cooking or even baking, the journey you're about to endure to even the explosion of flavour you get to treat yourself with. sure there are recipes there but who says they have to be followed. is it not better to experiment and explore what ur imagination can develope and create. i want to recreate a pinch of this in my pieces :)

BRIEF 2 - Celebration of Everyday Objects

our next brief requires us bring a bitta jizz to the banal aspects of everyday objects, i was given the amazing rolling pin !!
Originating from the 9th century bc with the etruscans at the peek of their civilisation. there have been many variations of the rolling piin since then from wooden to ceramic to metal and rubber. the essence of the pin never changes. It is always a cylinder, this is the bare essence of the rolling pin.