Clay wire sculpture

I got some great feed back yesterday so lets start the day with an attempt to explain a bit more about the "how and why" of the armature support. You will want to consider the following three concepts: placement of support, balance, and size of support at the same time. PLACEMENT OF SUPPORT I have taken the original sketch and laid in the two basic armatures as red lines. The 14 gauge wire will support each of these figures on its own so I know that I will not need any special support just…

Paul Joyner Art is the inspiration of Paul Joyner, artist of 'Your Life in Places and wire sculptor.

GilflingsDesigns - Wire - photo by ZoeRubens via Flickr

For the wire armature, I will use 16 gauge (1/8th inch) aluminum armature wire and 18 gauge copper wire along with a little 24 gauge copper wire for small details. I like the aluminum wire because …

While creating this necklace I played with structures forming the curvy lines and connecting them with thinner wire. The centerpiece of the necklace is the wire piece that was wrapped, twisted and hammered creating a messy but experimental and sculptural outcome, and adding some dramatic contrast to the necklace, investigating the technical properties of the wire itself. necklace - silver wire 2009. inner circumference: 38 cm (15") central piece: 10 x 7 cm (4" x 3") photo by: sakrabojski

I wanted to try making an Ellen Jewett-inspired sculpture this week! It’s quite small, quarter in the first pic for size reference. Materials: - 20-gauge and 26-gauge wire - Tin foil and masking...