Building the Cracker Packer armatures – II

The work continues for several weeks on the detail of the armatures. It not only has to be strong, it has to be accurate, exactly reflecting the Cracker Packers maquette yet scaled-up. You can tell that I’m pleased once this stage is over. But I have become quite attached to these strange little metal women. They have taken on a life of their own. Next step for these, clay.

Hazel on the angle-grinder cutting tube lengths
Hazel on the angle-grinder cutting tube lengths
Cracker Packer armatures - early stages
Cracker Packer armatures – early stages
Cracker Packer from 2017-18 - head
Cracker Packer from 2017-18 – head
Cracker Packer from 1910 - head
Cracker Packer from 1910 – head
Cracker Packer 2017-18 - foot armature
Cracker Packer 2017-18 – foot armature
1910 Cracker Packer - foot armature
1910 Cracker Packer – foot armature
Cracker Packer from 2017-18 armature of hand
Cracker Packer from 2017-18 armature of hand
Hazel Reeves with the Cracker Packer armature from 1910
Hazel Reeves with the Cracker Packer armature from 1910
Weaving the head of the Cracker Packer
Weaving the head of the Cracker Packer
Hazel Reeves with final armature of the Cracker Packer from 2017-18
Hazel with final armature of the Cracker Packer from 2017-18

I have put one video and four time-lapse films on my new YouTube channel.

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