{96} grasping for straws

didn't a 3-D model of my name out of straws sound like a great idea? yup, sure did. well, after the "la", i was sure sick of these straws but i wasn't going to give up! i wanted each letter to be free-standing as well but i had to resort to using tape to help prop them up. oh, well, it took me a LONG time to do this one. mostly because straws don't easily bend in the direction you want them to. in the end, it looked pretty neat. i think...