Pomp School Dropout

Posted by susansimpson
on October 19, 2007M at 11:01 am

I did a lot of things in college, but pomping was not one of them.

That changed Thursday when I went to OSU to write a story about Homecoming and the elaborate decorations created each year for floats and house decorations.

At the Sigma Nu house, two co-eds gave me a quick tutorial in pomping, the art of poking squares of tissue paper into chicken wire. If you do it a few million times, you can create large colorful patterns that form all manner of designs.

There are several types of pomp: Regular pomping is done on relatively large circles of chicken wire and can be done with your finger. Micropomping is done on smaller gage wire using a pencil, and nanopomping uses thin straws or metal rods to create the smallest florets.

I tried micropomping. It looked easy but apparently requires a gentle touch. I poked a hole clear through the paper floret I was making.

I quickly decided I don’t have this kind of patience — but I’m so thankful these girls do. Their hard work has paid off with some spectacular decorations. Check it out if you are in Stillwater Saturday.

Susan Simpson, Education Writer



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COLLEGE, arts

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