Wire Sculpture

I started this project by just making a cube out of wire so that I could learn the basics of working with wire. Then I chose one of my shoes to make out of wire. The first thing I did was wrap the wire around the bottom of my shoe to get the shape of it. Then I twisted two wires together and did the same thing. I used small pieces of wire with hooks on either end to connect the two shoe outlines. For the bottom I connected diagonal pieces of wire to make it more solid. Then I made the shape of the top of the shoe where the shoelaces go in. For the holes in the shoe I just twisted one piece of wire into a bunch of loops and connected it to the shoe. It was really difficult to attach the stripes on the sides of the shoes because there wasn't really enough space and they were a weird shape. When I was adding the stripes the shoe kept going crooked and then when I tried to shift it back some pieces would fall off or something else would move. Eventually I got it as stable as I could and decided I was done. I didn't add any shoelaces because I thought it would be too hard.