15 Idea Sketches

For the first project we are supposed to make a 3D linear structure from a 2D drawing that focuses on line and cover it with a skin. Here are a bunch of ideas that I played around with while trying to figure out what I was going to make for our first project.
The bigger cube was my very first sketch, thus terrible. I was having a hard time picturing in my mind how the lines would look, thus the perspective is totally wrong for some of the smaller cubes. The second, smaller sketch was my second try, and did improve a little, but I still wasn't thrilled with the concept overall.

I really love the look of a double helix, and but this design just didn't quite turn out to be what I was hoping for.

The spiral designs on the left were an idea I almost picked. Within the coil, there was supposed to be a tangled wire "net" on the second-to-last level. Out of that net, wire tendrils were going to climb up and cling to higher levels of the coil. On the right were two ideas for hanging sculptures with many spirals swirling about in the center.

This design was the one that I ultimately chose, though I've had to make some alterations to it due to my skill level and the materials I had on hand. Someday I'd love to try it again with different materials  so that it more closely resembles this drawing.

I really like the bottom design, sort of a cup/flower/something hybrid. Figured it'd be a bit complicated for my current skill level though.

As for the rest of these, they were just ideas to play with. I never had any real intention of making them, so admittedly, they're not all that great. Sorry the lighting is so bad on the last one. I drew really lightly. I think I counted 15 unique designs, so that's happy!