For our second project Wire to Line, we had to create an insect out of wire. My insect was a cross between a rhino beetle, a scorpion, and a spider. I wanted to make this project as simple and sturdy as possible, so the first thing I did was use the thickest of my wire to get the shape of my insect. I sketched out how big I wanted it to be on a sheet of packaging paper, and I cut the wire and fitted it to those sizes. I know on the last project with the paper I had a big problem with my sculptures standing up on their own, so I wanted to make sure this time my sculpture held up well. To make the structure look leaner and sturdier, I wrapped a thin wire around all the base. Once I had the shape of the body of the insect done, I went and made all the legs, the head, the wings, and the tail. I connected all of these by wrapping the thinnest of my wire to the body repeatedly.

I loved working on this project because of how the wire shapes and your hands are the best tools you could use. I think if I could go back, I would have added a little more detail. I did a decent job on making my piece hold together, but I could have gone back and made it a little more solid and a little less like the skeleton of what the insect is.