I have thought and thought and thought about how about the specific application of Concrete and wire on the piece. Last week I did a small piece to experiment with the materials. For simplicity sake I used plaster instead of white Concrete and every type of wire in my arsenal.
I am considering this application. It has a thin layer of plaster over the lath. Next I added the wire that creates the volume, movement and energy of the figure. Some of the wire is covered in the concrete.
The wire I used on the tail feathers and wings I plan on using to create the sound made by the violin.
detail of the wire used for the tail feathers that look like the sounds made by the violin
welded wire-
another example of the wire from the experiment that I like for my sound from the violin.