Back in 2010 I came up with this idea to use heavy electrical cable and wires I got from a local DIY store to make a design on a painted wood panel. The wood is 3/4 inch plywood. I made a template using Inkscape and attached it to the surface of the panel and used it to drill accurately placed holes for the red plastic coated wires to go through. The stick at the bottom and the pointed piece in the center of the spiral are made from twigs after the bark was removed and sanded smooth. The yellow, green, and blue paint is left over acrylic house paint I used for another project.
Retire Spiral
Acrylic paint on panel, wire, wood
19.75 x 14 x 1.5 inches (50 x 35.5 x 3.8 cm)
2010
Close up of the pointed end in the center of the spiral. I used small nails to attach it in place.
Detail showing how the stick transitions to the cable.
The stick transitioning from green to yellow.
The back of the piece showing the signature and how the wires on the front were attached.
Close up of the red wires that hold the thick cable on the front and the black wires that hold the stick in place.