Concept ... doodles during a boring meeting.
Rough concept idea, masking tape and wadded newspaper.
Wiring together armature using heavy guage wire.
For strength, the wire that I use is so heavy it needed to be cut with bolt cutters.
Building the body with numerous layers of newspaper taped over wire.
More layers of tape and newspaper.
Headless EarthMan.
More shaping.
One of a dozen layers of carpenters glue added for strength.
As weight was a concern for the globe, I perfomed surgey and removed the beach ball from inside and re-PM'd (5 layers altogether).
Forming the body, one piece of tape at a time.
Carving 'screaming' head from styro block.
Carving head.
PRE- Paper Mache body formed.
Ready for multiple layers of papier mache and glue baths.
First layer of papier mache.
After drying, two more coats will be applied and numerous glue layers for added srength.
Trimming an image from magazine for collage.
Applying collage layer.
More collage images to tell the story.
Applying trimmed image.
Finished Piece (4/01/08)
Detail.
