Pine cones

This week I was thinking about pine cones, and what it might look like if you could unroll one into a flat piece. I was thinking this could be an interesting idea for a mat. I did a few sketches and I will need to do some paper cut outs to experiment with the form. I had been playing around a bit just with a strip of paper in an accordian fold and trying to see what possibilities there was for movement with a very simple form like that. With the pine cone idea maybe I could create pieces that could detach and reattach to different areas depending on the shape desired. I also started hand knitting a sample thinking of the idea of pine cones and pine needles on the floor of a forest. I will post a picture of that soon.