A Bird In a Wire

Second Incarnation

This is one wild bird.  One little finger flick and off she goes, spasticly twirling back and forth and side to side.  My first vision was to have two wires attaching the perch to the cage but after much aggravation with connectivity, one seemed to be the answer.  And the answer was correct because she would have been much more subtle in her movements.  I love how much fun she is having!

The one thing I did learn with a second use of this idea was that I have to be more careful when cutting the curve in the book.  The first one has a smooth rhythm and sits straight.  Beginners luck.  This one lists to the left and is just a little bit wonky when rocking.  But with the bird swinging around as much as it does no one should really notice. At some point I hope to have a small table sander and this will allow me to get a smoother and more even curve. But that may take away some of the spontaneity of the pieces...or that is what I am going to say until I get said sander.

The piece I started this weekend is a bit unusual.  I started with 2 pulleys, a piece of 4x4 post from the back yard, some rebar, and pieces of a very worn out quilt.  So far I have the 4x4 wood block cut to size and sanded, the quilt pieces cut, and and idea in my head.  Husband and I bought 2 torches (one big and one  small) and a welder from Brother-in-law's father and with these I hope to cut and weld the rebar to the shape I want.  Husband has done a little welding so it is not totally out of "our" comfort zone.  The torches, on the other hand, look a bit scary.  My girly torch fits in my hand, these beasts hook up to propane tanks.  Due to the nature of the work involved, it will be be the weekend before we get to manly part of the project.


Time for dinner and pjs.
Peace,
Hilari