Wire Sculpture

For this work, it was the first sculpture work that we had done of the year. During this project, it was really the first 3D project we were working with. One thing that we needed to focus on while doing this project was the spacing in between the wire. For this project, the most important skill we were working with was creating something with wire while using fish hook connections. These types of connections were hard to make because you needed to get the air out from between the wire in order to have your wire stay in place. For this project, I was trying to make a model of a hockey puck. I chose to do a hockey puck because I noticed it was a simple shape to start out with and also because I love watching the Stanley Cup playoffs.

For this project, the materials were rather simple. The first material was 18 gauge wire. In this project we used pretty thin wire because it allows for you to be more detailed. The next material that I used was needle-nosed pliers. I ended up using my own pliers which I found very helpful because they had better grip and it was easier to wrap the wire around to create the fish hook connections. The last material I used was just a simple wire cutter so that I knew I had a wire that was all the same size. It is important that you make sure all of the wire is the same size because if it is not your structure will become lopsided.

For this project, the steps to a final project that I was happy with took a while. During this project, the research was very simple. The only thing that I would maybe consider to call research was finding an object. I think that this ties more into experimenting instead. In the beginning I had the idea that I would make a water bottle but kept forgetting it forcing me to restart. I then switched to a cup I had found in which I was unable to make because I couldn't finish that project. The final object that I decided to create was a hockey puck. I think that this was the best outcome because it was small and a good starting object to create. For this project we practiced by making a formative project. In this project we needed to create a wire tower that stood up straight. This formative project was helpful because it taught us the importance of getting the air out between each connection. For this project I had to make revisions to the wire because it kept falling over and ending up crooked so I needed to change how long the wire was.