Assembling

Once the process of layering feathers and twisted wire detailing had set, I could start to bring all the plates together. Removing the shapes from my brass sheets took a while as each piece had to be cleaned up and sanded to remove the tabs. Once I had all my plates, I could begin to assemble them in my decided order, allowing certain areas to overlap. When I was attaching the feathers, I tried to make sure that the real Kingfisher sections would be placed in the most vi sable areas once the plates overlapped. I am allowing plenty of time for the assembling process as areas can fall off and move while the glue is setting. I have also incorporated small strips of foam tape as explained in my diagram.