Score - the finish ???????

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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.

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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

detail of the wire used for the tail feathers that look like the sounds made by the violin

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welded wire-

another example of the wire from the experiment that I like for my sound from the violin. 

Gust- porcelain

4 more. I now have a total of 12. By May I plan on having 16. I need to get cracking. 

Score - #23 safety safety safety

The last thing I need is to have the sculpture fall on me while I am working on applying the concrete. Those  violin playing fingers would surely put a hole in my skull. 

 

First I have started stuffing the legs of the armature with paper. The paper will keep  the concrete from falling through the lath to the floor.

The lower part of the legs will be mostly solid for balance. The rest of the body will not be solid

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Detail of the armature stuffed with newspaper. 

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I have, (actually my husband Curtis helped) me attach the sculpture to a piece of plywood and attached the plywood to an 800 lb dolly. I have a piece of plastic over the dolly to keep the concrete off the plywood. The dolly will allow me to gently move it if I need to while applying the concrete and will make it very difficult to tip over.

half stuffed and secured to the 800 lb. dolly that is covered in plastic. . 

half stuffed and secured to the 800 lb. dolly that is covered in plastic. . 

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Detail of the open chest area that I am using to get the paper inside the piece.  

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End of the day- it is99% ready to for me to apply the Concrete. 

Mas pruning

I pruned his shoulders back again. I would like to have plenty of space to create arm movement and the energy created by the music  with the baling wire and wire cloth. 

 

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Cutting down the shoulders for a second time. 

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Pruning his left shoulder 

 

I have also decided to cut the armature on the left side of his face leaving room to create volum and movement with the wire. 

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And a little facial reconstruction.  

 

There was a piece of armature that the violin bumped on his chest, I cut it so I can have more room to maneuver the violin.

 

chest cut apart 

chest cut apart 

I will live with it over night and see if I need to prune a little more in the morning.  

 

Human chain stand alone piece- Instagram post noticed

Voyage Houston reached out to me regarding my stand alone piece of the human chain - See the email below. 

Hi Cindee Klement,

Just saw this post on Instagram and absolutely LOVED it! 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Be4PSIqFEWi/?taken-by=cindeeklementart

Can we feature this shot and credit you? I think our readers would love seeing your work and learning more about you.

Thanks and happy a great week!

Cheers,

Leo

 

And the answer is - yes please do, as I try to contain my excitement. 

I hope this pans out, 

small steps  

 

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Human chain- a stand alone

While working on my human chain for the Galveston beach home, I did this stand alone piece.  
It would have been the third piece of five in the chain, but it has a different feel to it. As a result, I did another third piece and will keep this one as a stand alone.

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