How about using coat hangers and newspaper rolled up into tubes to create the armature of the skeleton? It could then be spray painted white or paper mached. A local artist did a series of great life-size skeletons using this approach and they were wonderful!
-Alix
-----Original Message-----
From: j mckean [mailto:mckeanjim@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 8:30 AM
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
Subject: Re: RE: ideas/help needed!
i'm in the process of making a giant skeleton and i was thinking of making
the skull 3 1/2 to 4 foot diameter from a sheet and fill it with helium
balloons and spray paint the face
bamboo bends easily as does mmoulding from home depot
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