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Mantis!

This is one of the largest pieces I've done.(there's a quarter in the pic for scale) It took me app. 4 days,...so really, really quickly-(compared to the previous pieces) I am extremely pleased with how this came out. The majority of the wire used was framing wire,... but the thinner "floral" wire was used for texture, and strengthening over the framing wire. This is the first sculpture I've made that has multiple colors of wire in it. I tend to not do well with color in most of my art. Unless the color is very subtle....so I kept the color usage very conservative. Copper for the antennae, eye sockets, mandibles, & claws! 2 light shades of green were wrapped around the entire body. I spaced it very loosely,...again with the subtle

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lots and lots of wire was used to make Skuwid. I finished making him in 2 days! A very short ammount of time, at least compared to other pieces I've done of similar size. I used metal rings and washer held in place with forming wire for the eyes!
An extremely fun piece! I am happy with how it came out!








( A Kraken Rum bottle being snuggled by my sculpture)



8/22/11- I added 2 new pictures! I didn't do the proper research on squids,..did you know that they actually have 10 arms/legs? 8 regular tentacles, and 2 slightly longer arms with barbs on it for catching prey. My Squid isn't likely to be catching anything, so those extra recently added arms are holding business cards!

Wire Ant!

An Ant!!!

A fun piece to work on. Multiple pieces of wire were used for the ant. Less maleable copper colored wire was used for the pinchers and antennae. Screws for eyes!