Reframing the Interface : Through the Medium // Building Clay (Wire Armature)

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Requirements
  • 1.5mm aluminium wire (for legs and body)
  • 1mm aluminium wire (for arms and hands)
  • 2 joints (for breast and hip)
  • 2 steel with brass feet
  • 1 joint (for head)
  • 10 grub screws
  • 2 M5 bolts
  • 2 M5 washers
  • 2 M5 wingnuts 
  • Pliers 
  • Scissors


To make legs for the model, 3 1.5 aluminium wires were wrapped tightly around each other using 2 pliers. This was to add more strength and stability for when heavy clay is added later. 




A joint was place between the two legs to connect them and secured using some grub screws. The feet were also added in a similar manner at each end to make the model stand upright with no help.



Using 5 1mm aluminium wires, and using the pliers again, these were wrapped around each other tightly to make arms, leaving the ends free to be spread for fingers. 


A piece of wrapped (using three pieces of 1.5 mm) aluminium wire was placed into the hip joint and secured with a grub screw in the centre - the torso.


Joints for the head and breast were added, attaching the arms with 2 grub screws (one on either side). These were bent in a way to create shoulders, as seen in the photos. 


So as to not make the model too heavy, I added a light foam to the body, moulded around the ligaments and secured with tape. This means the model's body is plush, while the head, lower arms, hands and feet will be made of clay. 





The final model should measure around 270mm in height without the head, estimating 300mm with the head. This entire process was repeated a second time, creating two out of three models for the final production. 





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