Hi everyone! I'm Shannen. I'm from New South Wales Australia. I've been weaving for MAYBE 2 months. This is my favourite piece I've made at the moment. I'm honestly just keen to expand my knowledge and skills.

This challenge is deceptively simple: build a piece using only 6 to 10 wires. That's it. That's the whole rule. But here's where it gets good. When you're not allowed to reach for wire #11 just because you can, you're forced to ask a much harder question: what is this wire actually doing? Not "what's it doing right now," but everything it's capable of doing. As a regenerative landscaper who was certified in permaculture design in 2011, one principle really stuck with me and is literally now a part of my entire life. That principle is this: everything must serve multiple functions. The more functions it serves, the better that one thing is for the whole of the environment of the farm/ranch/or property I design. But now, I've translated this principle to wire wrapping and now each wire must serve multiple functions to be a part of the piece. Not always, of course, but its a general principle I carry through all of my work, and I believe quite strongly that this challenge will show everyone the importance of tying everything together. A wire that anchors a stone can also be the wire that adds structural rigidity. It can travel across the piece and become part of the aesthetic linework. It can wrap back and close a loop that ties two components together, or locks the component back to the frame. One wire, three or four jobs. That's the mindset shift this challenge is built around. Every single wire has to earn its place by pulling double, triple, even quadruple duty. This is also an invitation to push your edge in two directions: Go long. A single wire can travel further than you think. Try letting one looong wire span, connect, and anchor multiple points in a freeform build instead of introducing a new wire every time you need a new function. Go back and simplify. Take a piece you've already made, one that maybe used 15, 20, 25 wires, and ask yourself: could this exist in 6 to 10? What would you have to combine, extend, or rethink to get there? I built my Orbit design out of this exact constraint; six wires total, where every single one is holding multiple components together, adding strength, and carrying the visual rhythm of the piece all at once. That's the kind of intentionality this challenge is designed to unlock.