Object 3 Process&Outcome

Because I wanted to make the hands move, to show the cupping action, and then at the same time the middle cupped object could be linked and the middle object could be changed. So I made some sketches to clarify my ideas and think about the structure between them.

There was a lot to be gained from the making process, first of all a good understanding of the metal welding process, how the machine should be operated and how care should be taken when welding that the points that need to be joined must be aligned and safe. As well as making small metal rings one by one from metal rods. The first thing to do is to fix a section of the metal rod, choose a mould of the size of the ring you want, spiral the metal rod tightly around it so that the prototype appears, then cut off the excess material on both sides with a cutter and clamp the metal ring with pliers to align the ports on both sides, so that a metal ring is made.

When making the hand, it was initially thought that all that was needed was to build up the framework for each of the bony parts of the finger and wrap it around another piece of wire, but in reality it was not so easy at all. Firstly, the material of the wire, which is much stiffer than the wire used for weaving because I wanted the hand to be more three-dimensional, made it difficult to shape, and because it was thinner, it often got stuck in my hand when I bent it.

The final product is a toy that moves. When you raise and lower the track, the hands on top of the track open and close as if they were holding the middle object, which also moves up and down with the track. The middle object is now a cluster of sheaves of wheat that I have woven from metal, but it can be replaced with something else.