As I had mentioned in a previous post, the most daunting part of my project, and the part I am most unsure about, is the method through which I should build my dog-skeleton structure. As part of my maquette I had created a small ribcage with wire, which I had thought would be the most promising method. However, as you can see, it turned out exceptionally flimsy and took me an unbelievably long amount of time to create.

Disheartened, I remembered some advice I had received from my classmates, who had suggested I could twist the wire together to double it up and strengthen it. After doing this, it was clear that the wire was much more resilient and less bendy.

I began constructing a much larger skeleton frame out of the doubled-up wire. I wish I had taken a picture of the dog made purely of wire, but unfortunately, I did not. However, the all wire dog was still far too flimsy to stand or even sit. Frustrated, I turned to the other materials I had on hand: wooden picks, duct tape, and aluminum foil.

I began bulking up the dog, attempting to make the legs rigid so that the dog could possibly stand up on its own. I taped over the wires and added foil to try to create shoulder blades. The hardened legs now only bend slightly at the joints.

The skeleton still cannot stand up on its own; however it is now rigid enough to sit. After consulting with some friends, The idea came that it might be easier to successfully sculpt the dog if the feet are fastened to a base of some kind. Likely in the near future I will go to Home Depot and pick up a thin wooden board to use as a base.