Forkmelt #1

I've been trying to make kinetic sculptures from plastic forks. When heated to just the right temperature and grasped soon enough with the right implement with the right degree of firmness and pulled carefully like taffy with exactly the right speed, the melted tines can take on shapes that quiver in the least breeze. I went through a large number of forks to get to this stage. I used paper clay for the base. This is the first one and I am presuming that with enough practice I can get it to look like something artier than this mess. Main interest is in the sensitivity to the breeze. Someone walking into a room will make them quiver. Reminds me of Annie Lamott's advice to aspiring writers: "Write shitty first drafts." Maybe encase it in a large paperclay globe that also serves as the base, thus disguising the fork origins?