The Story of Moana Wire Box

For this project, I knew I wanted to design a box that followed a nautical theme that told some story. This led me to choose to recreate the story of my favorite Disney princess movie, Moana. Each panel is a different stage in her life.
I had originally sketched her to be featured in all 4 panels, however, after beginning to work with the wire, I decided I wanted to focus more on the organic, abstract forms I had sketched such as the waves in the water. I really liked visual texture that these patterns gave the design. I used wire to “trace” my sketches and had to remake several pieces to make them more structurally sound.