Well, she's done from the waist down now.  Having done her belly before her bum, when I got to the concave curves inside her bum, I had a really hard time getting my dremel in there to grind down the welds.  Kept bumping the back end of the dremel against the belly and couldn't quite reach the welds.  It was slow going and I had to get creative with my approach, but I worked through it.  I'll have to make sure to be careful when I'm working on her upper back and her bust.  I'll have more of those inverted curves inside her breasts, so I should probably do the bust first, then the back.  Noted. 

Moving into a new section, it's time again to look a few steps ahead.  I'm back to working on the four thicker wires, trying to get them shaped all the way up to the shoulders, which means defining the shape and size of the whole upper body.  Not ready to lock the shoulders in just yet, but it's getting pretty close.  I'm currently trying to get the right profile curves in the spine and the chest.   Then I can go back and start filling in the ribs and back. 

So much fun watching her continue to take shape.

Been falling in love with a new (to me) band this week.  Wye Oak.  One of many songs I can't stop listening to... Siamese.

Reworking the two thick wires in the back.  They may not be the spine anymore.  We'll see.

I didn't post a photo last time, so here's where I left off...

Started working on her backside this week.  Reworked the spine a little to give it a more natural flow (though i liked the heart shape it made around the hips before), and then started bending a couple wires to temp in an outline of the side profile of each cheek.  Initially, I kept giving it more of a ledge on the underside, because I'm particularly fond of that curve, but it was a little too much.  I finally smoothed it out a little and found a nice flow.  I want to make her curvy, but I don't want it to be too big either.  Tonight I laid in the first few wires, one on each side.  Nice curves.  This part is going to be tricky, but the whole thing is turning out to be tricky.  I think with a little extra focus, I'll be able to get the right shape.  Curvy, round and sexy.

Good couple days.  Looking forward to the weekend.

This is a favorite from H.U.V.A. Network.  Been listening to these guys a lot lately.  Good moody music.   Dark and ambient with a little kick.

Hello again.  And Happy New Year!  Sorry I've been a little slow on the updates.  I took a few days off after tearing my thumbnail, and then just rolled right on through Christmas.  Been a rough end to the year.  Can't say I'm too sorry to see it go.  But I have been back to work this week.

Spent a few days working on the thicker wires at the hips.  I had a hard time finding the line.  I had a few false starts, and tried a few different things to no avail, until finally it clicked.  It's a pretty complex curve, but it's a beautiful curve, as it segues from the hip bone, through that little divot in the waist, up into the rib cage.  By the time I finally got the wires into shape, there were so many bites from my channel locks that you could barely touch it without getting a metal sliver.  Had to do a little grinding to smooth that down.  The next step was to put in the sort of hour glass outline of the belly.  This was another of those moments where the piece took a huge leap.  Suddenly something major that wasn't there a day ago, showed itself.  Next was the belly button.  This was important because this is the point of the belly that sticks the furthest out, so it sort of sets the tone for the rest of the shape.  The rest filled in nicely and she has a cute little pooch belly now.

At this point, I realized I could probably take down the rigging to give myself a little more room to work, so I did and now the piece is completely free standing.  Another big step.  I may need to put it back up later if the torso wires get a little too crazy, but for now it looks great standing by itself.

With the belly done, the next step was to shape the other two thick wires in back into the spine.  I tried a few different things and finally got that into shape last night.  Now it's on to her bum!

I've been listening to a lot of piano and cello music lately, and I recently fell in love with the music of Dustin O'Halloran.  I'm not a huge fan of remixes, as a lot of the time it feels like they detract from the song they're remixing, but I do love this one.