Finished a small side welding project, I've had on my mind since this summer.  I found a palm sized handsome rock that I have been meaning to integrate with a metal piece.  Finding inspiration from insects, specifically the woodlouse. I managed to create two forms, a large husky "shovel bug" and a smaller replica.  I feel that the larger form is much more successful than the mini replica.  I do plan to go forward with the vertebrae plan I just wanted to get a chance to play before I had to really concentrate and pay attention.

Here is a shot of the feet, I really like the movement they bring to the piece.  Gives the appearance of it actually crawling along the table.

This is a photo of the head, this was how I came up with the name of "Shovel Head".

This is a photo of the underbelly, I didn't notice until after I had welded the feet that this creature looked a lot like the woodlouse.  This angle I think gives the viewer a good idea of how complex this creature really is.  During this phase in it's creation I had to not only weld the plates together but I had to reinforce the connection by welding two thin slabs to the underside of the plates and then adding to more pieces of metal to again reinforce and act as a place to connect the feet.