Now that I finished the cardboard structure of the wicker chair I have been working on, the second step was to paint the basic construction white. Having accomplished that, the third step was to cover the chair in plain white Strathmore paper. Once covered in white paper, the chair had a fresh canvas surface to work on. Then it was time to hand-cut narrow strips of white paper for hand-weaving a wicker pattern effect for the chair.

As I was wrapping the legs of the chair and adding woven sections, I realized I wanted to make some design changes as I approached the back of the chair, especially at the top. Originally I was going to only wrap the chair in paper, but decided to include some woven details to a portion of the back of the chair. I also wanted the top arch to be rounded instead of a flat surface.

You can see a preview of the final paper sculpture wicker chair here in the photos. The entire chair is finished and ready for the opening of The Mansion at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD!