Building of the Main Canvas
Unfortunately, I do not posses any pictures of the process of the building of the canvas. It only took about 2 hours of work and a friend helped me, so I did not think to take pictures. It was made of four 6 foot planks bought from Home Depot, nails, screws, 4 small pieces of wood form the wood shop, a canvas from Blick, and a lot of staples.
Painting of the Main Canvas
In this picture you actually can also see the background canvas, also already painted. That one was painted in class, so again, didn’t seem fit to take photographs. That one was made of a smaller canvas also from Blick, a lot of staples, and a large board found in (and later returned to) the hallway. You can also see what an artist consumes when working late on painting a massive canvas.
The Wire Man
‘Wire Man’, but actually the metaphorical physical manifestation of Ted, was built through many late nights at my friends house, therefore I do not really have pictures of him either. Originally intended to be all wire, I gave up on that idea after I had gained over 15 cuts on my arms and fingers, had punctured my foot on him, and passed working over 30 hours with only having completed the basic frame. Yarn was then added as the next media onto the frame, with cardboard for the center, and scraps of velvet. He stood on a tripod to get the right height.
Putting it Together
Here is the project, all done except for set-up, in the hallway where I had been working for the last 13 hours before class.
Here it is all set-up, save for the last step of having the hole cut in it.