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Gabriel

The original Wing armature is made of nails. Wire is wrapped around the nails so the clay has something to hang to. I had envisioned the wings being attached to the base and back of the statue but as they were sculpted it looked better to have them further away. Thus, a re-work of the wings was needed.
The bottom picture illustrates the current wing armature which provides much better support for free standing wings.
In order to cast this statue in as few pieces as possible, I've made the wings removable so they can be cast separately and attached later.
The wings slide into a matching space on the statue's back.