James Paulsen on fri 1 oct 99
Hello to all on this list,
I hope this question is not too out of place, as it seems most of the
traffic here is devoted to pottery, but maybe there is someone out there
who can give me a pointer or two...
I have lurked for a while now, enjoying and learning, but now I figured
it was time to ask for some help. I am new(ish) to scultpure, and prefer
plastilene to bronze and have done some peices, mostly wildlife, and all
in the size range of 15" or less, so this is what my experience with
armatures is limited to.
Now, however, I am planning a full size wolf, and obviously my 14 guage
aluminum wire will not cut the muster. I was planning on using threaded
metal pipe for the core of the armature and then heavy, aluminum
electrical wire for the limbs and tail, building up on it with spray
foam insulation (the kind that comes in a can) until I finally had a
working surface for my clay...how does this sound? Any advice that could
save me some frustration?
Thanks in Advance,
James Paulsen
Sitting Bear Studio,
Bemidji, Minnesota
USA
James Blossom on mon 4 oct 99
James ..
Try using syrofoam insulation board, comming in sheets 2" x2' (or 4') x 8'
long.
Can be glued up with industrial spray adhesive from Home Depot, or other
harware store (3M makes a good one) and shaped with hand saws and "trueform
tools" (again from Home Depot, etc.). This will build up not only an
armature, but a more 'full bodied' start on your sculpture. If you wrap it
in crumpled newspaper to allow for shrinkage, it will even fire out, but I
would not want to be breathing the fumes, or causing the resulting polution.
"Oh master, pardon me, if yet in vain
Thou art my master, and I fail to bring
Before men's eyes the image of the thing
My heart is filled with."
---William Morris
Mike Blossom
Sleeping Dog Designs
Albuquerque, NM
Where the Inernational Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is in full swing,
with 898 balloons decorating the clear blue desrt air.
-----Original Message-----
From: James Paulsen
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 12:21 PM
Subject: Hello, and Help w/an Large Armature
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hello to all on this list,
>
>I hope this question is not too out of place, as it seems most of the
>traffic here is devoted to pottery, but maybe there is someone out there
>who can give me a pointer or two...
>
>I have lurked for a while now, enjoying and learning, but now I figured
>it was time to ask for some help. I am new(ish) to scultpure, and prefer
>plastilene to bronze and have done some peices, mostly wildlife, and all
>in the size range of 15" or less, so this is what my experience with
>armatures is limited to.
>
>Now, however, I am planning a full size wolf, and obviously my 14 guage
>aluminum wire will not cut the muster. I was planning on using threaded
>metal pipe for the core of the armature and then heavy, aluminum
>electrical wire for the limbs and tail, building up on it with spray
>foam insulation (the kind that comes in a can) until I finally had a
>working surface for my clay...how does this sound? Any advice that could
>save me some frustration?
>
>Thanks in Advance,
>
>James Paulsen
>Sitting Bear Studio,
>Bemidji, Minnesota
>USA
>
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