The modern skyscraper
evolved as materials
were developed that
allowed the frame to bear
the weight of the building.
Paper straws are extremely
flimsy by themselves,
but paired with rigid plastic
pieces to support them
they can be used to make
structures and sculptures
as large as the
imagination will allow.
This is a corrugated
plastic panel
with flutes running the length.
It can be easily
cut with scissors
into smaller pieces and strips.
The flutes themselves can
be cut on just one side
to make a bend or even an arc.
These are art straws,
18-inch-long paper straws.
Pinch one end, and insert
into the corrugated piece.
And it stays in place.
Add more straws, and
suddenly you have a joint.
The joints can be positioned
at the ends or anywhere
in the middle of the straws.
Two pieces of corrugated
plastic can be joined together
with a piece of
double-stick transfer tape
to create a perpendicular joint.
No waiting for glue to dry,
just keep right on building.
This 8-foot-high skyscraper was
constructed in eight sections
and assembled together.
Do you think you'd
like to try it?
Visit dickblick.com for
instructions and supplies.
