While it might not seem a ‘fine art’ material, polymer clay certainly is useful. For a statue of this size, and the means to attach a binary sequence over the whole surface, polymer clay was a very good answer. I was able to model the figure, then ad the binary methodically without worrying about the medium becoming hard or drying out. Once completed, the whole thing went into my oven and solidified. The aluminum and steel armature probably helped this process, and as such, the polymer becomes a glue as well as shrinking around the individual tacks and staples. It still must be treated delicately however, as so many interruptions may cause different areas to crack apart.

Item of interest

I have shown this piece regularly, and it usually garners a bit of attention. Viewers like to investigate it, but also just linger around it. I’m not sure why this is, but I’m glad it happens. This observation is a nice little reward for the time and attention I gave the piece.