Fins and Glue



The crew holding the panel while Eli an Kirk secure it.






 Okay, so here are some more photos from the install last night.  As you can tell, there were times when it was similar to playing  game of vertical twister, only involving drills.  It was very exciting to walk into the gallery and see the whale actually taking shape on the wall. 

Carrying the last panel...yea teamwork.

Today, I decided to stop by Home Depot to get some Polycrilic to give a final seal to the labels.  2 coats later, the whale had a nice semi-gloss finish.  Tony came by in the afternoon and we worked on positioning and attaching the pectoral fin.  By a process of trial and error, we found the right cut to give the fin a natural look.  Then it was onto more chicken wire and paper mache!  Due to the angle of the flipper, I had to go underneath to cover the chicken wire with the paper.  This lead to glue running into my hair and down my neck.  I did actually leave the studio early (10:00pm) so I can start fresh for tomorrow when we hang the tail.