Today I'm back looking at the stone buttresses in Holycross Abbey.

I found myself sitting at the base of these buttresses looking skyward and liking the lines I saw. I started to draw them hoping this would lead me in the direction of an element I might want to explore for my project.

I decided to make some models of these lines in bamboo and by leaving them open they have none of the solidness of their stone counterparts.

After this experiment I think I am more interested in the strength versus the weakness of the building and also these same characteristics in materials too.   How can I use something that is considered weak or fragile and transform it making it strong.   I hope through different methods and manipulation of materials to experiment with this process further.