Wilhelmina the Wire Whippet

[bunn]

I decided to experiment with wire sculpture this week.

With actual dog, for scale.


Wire whippet-face.


It was surprisingly easy and quick to make a reasonably large form and stitch it together with wire, although a little hard on the fingers until I got the knack.   She was very light at first, so I made her feet out of river-pebbles.   The body is chicken wire, reinforced with some galvanised wire for better stability on the legs.

She is quite hard to photograph though.

Comments

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic! The head is especially good. I think sculpture is your medium.

(Did the wire hurt your hands?)

[timetiger.livejournal.com]

That's grand!

The actual dog seems about to offer a comment.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

Neat!

[kargicq.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's lovely.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I have tough hands from woodcarving anyway... But not really that much, I used pliers for most of the pointy bits.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Wow! I am very impressed.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Actual dog is being very very good. I am filled with suspicion by this. What is he plotting?

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Glad you think so!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

She's very difficult to photograph, it's hard to get enough contrast to see the shape of her, she looks more impressive in real life.

Any thoughts on photographic techniques for wire...?

[thecatsamuel.livejournal.com]

fantastic! really love this and am v. impressed.

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

That's lovely! It's like a ghostly spectral hound that might disappear into mist with the first coming of dawn. Brythen looks less impressed, though. :-)

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Brythen is concentrating hard on Being Very Good. It doesn't leave much room for Thinking About Art.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Since she seemed well received, I decided to enter her in the Greyhound Gap Facebook Craft Fair / Auction - she has already got a bid of £30. I'm very pleased!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Two possible ideas - and these are just guesses - might be to put it in front of a strongly contrasting colour, and to use manual focus.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Well done!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Up to £80 now!

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Wow!

[jane-somebody.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that's fantastic! I love the face :-)