For this assignment, the class was to select a haiku to conceptualize and translate the experiential essence of the poem into a material palette. To begin, we were to create a diagram that expanded upon the hiku, providing both emotional and sensorial attributes that contribute to the poetic experience of the haiku. In addition to selecting the materials, we were to integrate the poem somewhere within the board. 

When deciding what materials best suited my haiku, I chose to incorperate a set of colors, textiles, and objects that resemble elements found in the woods. When first reading my haiku, I imagined pushing through an overgrown forest of honeysuckle bushes, pine trees, and walking through silky spider webs with my eyes squinted, trying to avoid the golden sun. I could imagine the strength and the stickiness of the spider web, the buzzing of bees surrounding the hive above me, the soft dirt beneath my feet, the refreshing smell of birch in the air, and a young deer stumbling over rocks in the distance. With this vision in mind, I decided to include Thai Silk, walnut leather, gray velvet, black granite, sheer fabric, washed Belgian linen, and two different wood samples into a wood and brass tray to act as the vessel that displays the material palette. 

In addition to my material choices, my found objects included a brown glass bottle, pine needles, a deer antler, and a black, iron-like bowl filled with honey. I chose to represent the strength and sturdiness of a spider web through the silk and symbolized the cool softness of dirt with a smoky, walnut leather. The dustiness of the woods is represented in the gray vintage velvet while the granate sample and iron-like bowl convey the cold, smooth rocks. The warm shimmer of the sun was represented through the sheer sunglass fabric and brass plate lining the bottom of the tray. To add a sticky and warm vibe into my material selection, I chose to include honey and a brown glass bottle to symbolize the honey being made in the hypothetical hive above me. 

My materials palate illustrates a balanced amount of soft and hard material samples while highlighting the most important elements in a larger scale multiple times. As the poem is set in the woods, I chose to incorporate 3 different samples of wood and multiple warm colors to symbolize the hot sun beaming through the trees. The silk, linen, and velvet are all displayed on a similar scale as they are equally important in the hierarchy of the poem. In contrast, the brown leather is somewhat smaller as the ground is not a focal point of the poem or the view if someone were to be standing in the woods. Though not all of the materials displayed are found in nature, the palate is unified and exhibits a sense of harmony with a select grouping of natural colors. Sensory elements include a sugar birch candle and the sound of a mourning dove singing.