Wire Sculpture with John and Alec

One of my last days at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery was spent delivering a wire sculpture workshop to two of my colleagues.

Let's see how well they did.

Alec came up with a much deliberated over swimmer...

And John delivered this impressive guitarist, guitar and Fender Junior Tweed (correct me if I'm wrong) amp ensemble!
Many references were made to Keith Richards, especially following the discovery of the guitarist's lack of balance.

Together they make the front half of a rock band, with audience and diving lead singer!

And I made this punt/gondola with woman and brolly-that I have since changed to be the correct way around.

Creative Club at Borderland Voices IV

This week was the last Monday night session at Borderland Voices. Everybody demonstrated how much they have learned with these amazing sculptures.

Rob made a lizard...

and a bug for him to eat...

although it looks to me more like the bug would eat the lizard!

George started with a dinosaur, or was it a stick man? No it was a Gorilla!And then he made this rather brilliant dragon!
And Cameron made this snake as well as providing us with all these wonderful backgrounds.

Stuart was with us again and he made yet another spider!


Then followed a few collaborative projects including this George and the Dragon scene by Katie, Stuart and Cameron.
And Rob and Katie were put to the test to create some portraits in response to Stuart's self portrait.Then finally we did a bit of experimental photography, moving the sculptures around and came up with 'Talking Heads'

Thank you to everyone for taking part!

Creative Club at Borderland Voices III

The third week of wire sculpture workshops and everyone seems to be getting on really well. Stuart Porter was helping out this week so we tested his sculpting talents too.

Some more spiders were made this week. This was Amy's


and this was Stuart's (not bad for a first attempt).

He also made this 'very exciting' washing machine


There were more interesting creatures.


Cameron made his into key rings which is a great idea.


Then finally we had a portrait


and a great recreation of Isaac Newton's moment of genius.


During the workshops we have also been experimenting with beads and pipe cleaners for decoration and detail.

Creative Club at Borderland Voices II

Word has spread and we had double the attendants for the second session. This week we finished off the spiders...

... and elaborated a bit more on the stick men.






We really like how the sculptures create shadows on the white back ground.

Creative Club at Borderland Voices

I've just started a series of after school workshops at Borderland Voices in Leek. The first session was on a bank holiday so we were a bit low on attendants but the two lads who came made some really great first wire sculptures.

We started by making stick men then we gave them accessories, they included a skier...


...and a baby in a bed.


We also started some spiders but they are a work in progress so I'll put up some pictures when they are finished.