Sculpting with wire
From City of Sydney · Last checked 14 Nov. That's our last look, not a live ticket check.
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The lowdown
Learn how to create a sculpture out of wire in this exciting and gratifying 2 day course. Choose any subject you like for an instant result. Walking figures are wonderful - or animals, boats, plants or anything you can draw. We begin with a simple skeletalframework made from metal wire attached to a stable wooden base.
This armature establishes the pose, balance, and movement for the eye to play amongst. The wooden base allows a wonderful array of playful positioning not possible in heavier mediums suchas clay. The finished product can live happily outdoors as a feature in your garden or balcony. Wire can ultimately be fluid and changeable. Learn about volume, proportion, composition and surface texture in this pocket -sized sampler workshop.
Day 1 : Kassandra will introduce you to a range of beautiful wire sculptures for inspiration. Using ideas from these images, or from your own sketches, we will begin our artworks by attaching the wire to the baseboards with a staple gun. Learn about different gauges(thicknesses) of wire to use for different parts of your artwork. Kassandra will demonstrate techniques in bending, shaping, straightening and twisting wire to achieve a desired form.
Day 2 : Proceed with your sculpture, creating density or transparency
Where to rock up
138 Bondi Road, Sydney
