A nice quiet Thanksgiving morning. The kids are watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and the National Dog Show. I’m finishing up the armature for my escorche project in my studio downstairs.

I’m very excited to be finally tackling this. I’ve been wanting to do it for years.

There has been lots of local interest expressed lately in some sort of artistic anatomy class or study group. This was the motivation I needed to brush up on my own anatomy studies.

I’m very happy how this armature came out. It is really quite amazing how elegant the ribs are. Bones themselves always seem rather contorted and convoluted, but viewed as a whole they flow beautifully.

Pro tip: Cyanoacrylate (Zap-a-Gap; Super Glue) cures instantly with baking soda. Makes for great spot-welds. I’d love to see a chemist write that reaction out.