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Wire sculptures (as promised to @Desertsky )
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I started playing a few years ago with wire. Every now and again I do something, for a present, or myself or just to fill in a moment or from compulsion.
The penguin and cat were some of my first...
The cat looks better on a wall, hard to photograph, sorry. It was a housewarming pressy years ago to someone who lost their cat and moved house at the same time. Larger than real life.
This Koala was a wedding pressy, The size of a small koala.
My pet hare died after living with me for 8 years. I made this to have a hare relaxing around the place for all time. Larger than real life. It is a real cobweb collector, as you can see!
This cat was a gift for an ill sibling who lost their cat. I had to carry it on a plane, which was an experience, as was customs! Larger than real size also. Once again, better on a wall, my photos on a floor, sorry.
One of my first ...
A bit of whimsy. I could not throw away this scrap of wire when I saw what it was trying to be!
My grandmother's favourite saying. Hangs in my kitchen.
Cat on my shed wall.
I am sure I have forgotten one or 2, but any viewers are most likely bored by now!
Not one of these will be altered regardless of suggestions on how to improve them. They are what they are, warts, spiders and all!
Thanks for looking. and for to anyone who comments.
The penguin and cat were some of my first...
The cat looks better on a wall, hard to photograph, sorry. It was a housewarming pressy years ago to someone who lost their cat and moved house at the same time. Larger than real life.
This Koala was a wedding pressy, The size of a small koala.
My pet hare died after living with me for 8 years. I made this to have a hare relaxing around the place for all time. Larger than real life. It is a real cobweb collector, as you can see!
This cat was a gift for an ill sibling who lost their cat. I had to carry it on a plane, which was an experience, as was customs! Larger than real size also. Once again, better on a wall, my photos on a floor, sorry.
One of my first ...
A bit of whimsy. I could not throw away this scrap of wire when I saw what it was trying to be!
My grandmother's favourite saying. Hangs in my kitchen.
Cat on my shed wall.
I am sure I have forgotten one or 2, but any viewers are most likely bored by now!
Not one of these will be altered regardless of suggestions on how to improve them. They are what they are, warts, spiders and all!
Thanks for looking. and for to anyone who comments.
Comments
@Desertsky, I knew of Alexander Calder's mobiles; I was not aware of his wire works. Having quickly googled him, I understand what you mean. He was very clever wasn't he?
I find each bit of wire develops on its own, I can't go in with a plan, it does not work that way for me. The koala was meant to be a cat, but the wire wanted to be a marsupial, who was I to argue?
@outremer, and @Desertsky, chicken wire is soft to mould, it is just very sharp on broken ends as it is a fine gauge of wire.
I did not learn from anywhere. I have done a fair bit of fencing over the years, both demolishing old ones and rolling the wire, and building new ones and straining new wires. Apart from that, I had no training. The idea just came as I handled a bit of broken wire one day. It looked like a boot so I moulded it into one. That one was lost or demolished some time ago and I did not take a photograph of it which is probably a good thing!
Perhaps I am a frustrated sculptor, I have never understood the whole sculpting and casting process, so have steered clear of it. One day I may give it a go. Until now, I enjoy my oil painting too much and have lots let to learn to get good at it.
Now dusting the house is another matter. I am an excellent duster; therefore I have no need to practice it any more.! Perfect the art and then move on....
Hopefully others in the forum will feel inspired to share some of their non oil paint art with the rest of us...?