For the wire sculpture project, I ended up choosing to make a compact mirror brush, minus the mirror. I started out by choosing a thick gauge wire and creating the cylindrical shape. The thick wire helped with the stability of the piece, though it was quite difficult to bend.

I then added some cross hatching wires to connect the bristles of the brush to. This started to become difficult due to the bowing of the previously constructed circular wire formation. The circle ended up somewhat warped, but I did my best to correct it. I also added thinner wire arched over the center circular structure to form the rounded dome-like surface from which the bristles would protrude.

Finally, I added the brush bristles. I chose to leave a loop at the tops of them to represent their circular tips, and entwined the bases to the cross hatch structure. I chose a medium gauge wire for these so they were strong enough to stand rigidly, but pliable enough the bend around the wire at the base, to form a stable foundation.