diaphanous

adj.

1. Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent.
   
2. Characterized by delicacy of form.
   
3. Vague or insubstantial: diaphanous dreams of glory.

diaphanous. the word that meredith drew from a hat as a point of inspiration for our collaborative installation last semester. she had to do the project anyway, and i wanted to expand my portfolio, so it seemed like a good fit. i made a couple trips to berkeley and so our beautiful sculpture was created. after a couple mishaps and a little uncertainty, we were really pleased with our final creation. each "petal" is hand-cut and placed, then illuminated from behind the structures. embroidery floss was used (love that stuff) and threaded through some metals and the chicken wire structure itself. each piece was varied in length and attached to the floor. when the lights are dim, the sculpture looked truly glowy, ethereal... and yes, diaphanous.