Koloron is a material with great creative potential and the range of outcomes can be enormous. The ideas shown here are a taster of what teachers are already doing with Koloron and give just a hint of what is possible.

Fading flowers can be easily made with a wire frame and

some painted Koloron. A few pieces of wire are twisted

together and opened out like an umbrella

frame. The Koloron must be firmly attached

to the frame by gluing or stitching then the

wires arranged in the final position. The

flower is heated with a hot air gun so any

stitching must be done with thread or thin

wire that is impervious to heat.

Koloron can be used flat and is excellent for 3D forms where wire is sandwiched between 2 layers with some PVA. Make sure the glue is completely dry before doing anything with the form as it tends to come apart otherwise. The forms can remain flat and otherwise untouched or can be manipulated into interesting shapes and heated.

The example (right) shows a shape that was made as a sandwich before being twisted and then heated, heated and heated again. The Koloron distorts and shrinks and creates holes. If the shape is heavily heated it becomes impossible to restore it to its original form. Painting the Koloron before or after heating creates different outcomes.

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