Unfortunately I didn't get as much time as planned to work on my project this week, but I still made significant progress! I finished wrapping the armatures with newspaper, and put them together to create the final shape. I spray painted the pieces of wire mesh that are going to be attached to the armature, as a way of bringing more greenery into the piece, but since the wire is so thin the color isn't very distinguishable. Next class, I may experiment with weaving things (like grass blades) into the wire mesh, because I feel like it's kind of lacking something since the color isn't very prominent. To attach the wire mesh, I'm basically wrapping the figure in strips of mesh and then sewing/weaving it shut with thin wire. It is a slow process, but it's working pretty well. Next week, I want to finish up the wire on the armature, and then stick the whole armature in the mixture of the base by Friday, so it has time to dry over the weekend. I think the armature needs to be held in place by the plaster base so it has some support before I can start putting plaster over the actual arms of the armature, since right now its just a floppy newspaper noodle.
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