Her mannequin began as a wire armature; water-based clay was added, then plaster, rubber and fiberglass.

It was also the year that Paul created his first bronze sculptures from wire armatures introducing a new technique to his painting and sculpture.

The technical precision of these pieces stems from Ms. Pfaff's newly streamlined, thoroughly integrated wire armatures.

On some occasions, a small stuffed chipmunk with a wire armature on the inside was placed in the scene.

Modeled in plaster over wire armatures, their surfaces are uneven in texture, with irregular bumps and indentations.

The Fashion Victims were 13" (33 cm) tall fashion dolls made of soft vinyl over a wire armature.

The puppet characters were constructed using a simple wire armature held together with a brass section socket system.

Folding and putting thousands of sheets of rice paper into a wire armature is a ritual for the artist.

Her Father Christmas dolls have heads and hands sculptured out of polymer clay, and muslin bodies with wire armatures.

In the 1980s she became known for works made with wax, plaster, wood, and wire armatures.