{"product_id":"zart-gold-armature-wire-3mm-x-25m-aluminium-sculpture-wire","title":"Zart Gold Armature Wire 3mm x 25m Aluminium Sculpture Wire","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTwenty-five metres of wire that bends by hand and stays where you put it\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3mm thick. 25 metre roll. Aluminium. Gold finish. $33.30 - $1.33 a metre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3mm aluminium is the sweet spot for a classroom.\u003c\/strong\u003e Thin enough that a student bends it with their fingers, thick enough that the shape holds when they let go. Steel wire needs pliers and springs back; thin craft wire collapses. This one does what a hand tells it to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn armature is the reason most clay sculptures survive.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wire inside a figure holds the arms out, keeps the neck up and stops the whole thing sagging while it dries. Without one, a standing figure becomes a slumped one overnight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAluminium does not corrode\u003c\/strong\u003e, so a piece with wire inside it does not stain from the inside out years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe gold finish means it can be the artwork.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wire sculpture, contour drawing in three dimensions, and wrapped or woven forms all look finished in gold rather than looking like a skeleton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25 metres is a class set.\u003c\/strong\u003e At $1.33 a metre a student can cut a length, get it wrong, and cut another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt works with clay, papier-mache and textiles\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is most of what a sculpture unit uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne practical warning\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCut wire ends are sharp.\u003c\/strong\u003e Zart does not say so, but they are - so cut it yourself for younger students, or fold the ends back. That is a handling note rather than a product fault, and it applies to every armature wire on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793518485867,"sku":"EVWGZ914","price":33.3,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/WGZ914.jpg?v=1788376777","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/zart-gold-armature-wire-3mm-x-25m-aluminium-sculpture-wire","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}