This was actually the first time I had heard directed at me “So I have these cool, valuable items that no longer really serve a utilitarian purpose, and would love a display made for them.” 

Well, not exactly that wording, but basically that message.

You know those hat days that American schools have every so often? One of those was incredible for me thanks to my clumsiness.

Of course I didn’t mean to bump my ceramic-ish moose head off its spot on the wall and let it crash to the floor, only saving an antler… twice… but it resulted in a cool project.

Is anything ever truly useless?

Sometimes inspiration strikes in the most unnecessary moments.

One such moment would be a United States History project in which the task is to create a cereal box advertising one of Roosevelt’s New Deal Programs.

Not only did I have an amazing idea of how I would advertise the CWA (Civil Works Administration), but I had the audacity to challenge a similarly creative friend to see who could create the better box. I won in the end… but not without ridiculous amounts of effort on my part.

In a sculpture class my sophomore year of high school, I was introduced to the material that is foam core (I think that’s its official name). Foam core is a sort of thin-ish sheet of foam with paper glued on either side, making it firm. To work with it you must have very sharp knives, else the foam will tear away in chunks when cut. You also must be very cognizant of the way you are holding the knife, as with the depth of foam core, holding it at an angle will affect the edge.