Wood, rope, clay, pulleys, metal, wire, found objects, tape, rubber bands.
I'm attracted to these sorts of materials and i'm struggling to find the words as to why. It's like who you find yourself attracted to I guess. But I guess words can be attached to that, so i'll try; with words. No help just stating that I like them.
Maybe its the weight that some of them hold, or the imperfections. But sometimes I like to play against their weight turning attention away from heaviness and instead to a lightness of touch or simplistic relationships between materials. Their weight also means that I really have to use my own body when working with them. They hold their own as materials but can have a vulnerability to gravity. I think the word insecurity is important. I like having them have to rely on each others support. For me, the fact that most of them would not be considered "art materials" keeps them moving through possibilities.