Wire Hand.

8/10/15

As part of the 'Hands On' project I did a wire sculpture of a hand. This was done by cutting four, one metre long wire pieces and slotting them into the wood base. I then wrapped one piece around in a spiral motion, comparing it to my hand so it was the same width and length. For the fingers, I then wrapped the wire around my fingers to try and aim to get them the same size. However this method did not work as I had hoped as I tied the wire slightly too tight and got my fingers stuck. I had to unwrap the wire to release my fingers. I could still however, remotely see where it was previously coiled as there were kinks in the wire. I did this for all four fingers and thumb.

At the start of the session Brad, our instructor, went through all the safety procedures such as wearing goggles so the wire remained away from your eyes. He also instructed us on how to cut and clean the wire safely and how to slot it into the wood base using pliers.