This is my first design for 'Sugar Sugar'. I hadn't yet thought of a collection system for the sugar and water solution, however this idea also included a salt block, which I later subtracted for a simpler look.
This is a second design for Sugar Sugar which is a bit more complicated. In this design I originally wanted to have multiple rock candy/sugar crystal strings underneath the giant sugar block. Unfortunately this only really caused a mess and I couldn't find any readymade objects to suit its purpose. Also, when building Sugar Sugar I found out that the water pump had to be at a certain height for it to be able to pump the water properly. Therefore I had to redesign Sugar Sugar over again.
I really wanted it to look like a home made experiment, with basic junk as its over all design, things you might find in a trash can or a rubbish heap. I'm a recycler at heart so I didn't want to incorporate anything too aesthetically pleasing. Like the erosion of earth, I wanted the design to be natural and organic.
This is getting closer to the final design. Before I built Sugar Sugar I had originally intended for the water carrier to be on the bottom as a support, unfortunately my pump wasn't able to get the water to that height so I had to improvise and raise the bucket onto a styrofoam container. Problem solved!
I decided I wanted to create it in three parts instead of just two. So I separated the water bucket, the sugar holder, and then added a beaker holder for the rock candy/crystals. For added dynamic the sugar holder would now drip into the crystal holder. It became clear to me that this was going to look more like a science project, but I think that's more of what I intended.
Now the idea of erosion into creation is exemplified by the use of simple objects in a scientific-like set up.
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