I spent Tuesday's class working with Matt to fit the finch head and lower beak into the body I had made last week. We decided to keep the lower beak in a fixed position and attached it to the body using some of the epoxy clay. The upper part of the head will be able to pivot up and down. We also decided to make the wings out of something lighter/thinner. Maybe we'll just create paper and wire wings and cover them with feathers to have some varition in texture. We would just have to drill holes into the sides of the bodies in order to attach the wings. I spent the last part of class making the body for papa finch. It might need another coat or so of plaster but we should be able to start figuring out the mechanisms for him and fit the head to the body during tomorrow's class.