3. Creating Sculptures
Creating Sculptures
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We can use anything to create sculptures!
Collect things destined for the bin - look for colour, flexibility, shape.
Pipe cleaners, wire, netting, plastic wrapping, old phone chargers, cardboard, paper, deflated football, torn books, fabric, clothing, cable ties, string, wool
Start with an armature (a basic skeleton). Use foil, newspaper, wire, cardboard.
Build layers.
Don’t worry if it goes wrong - enjoy the process. Go back a step, or start again with your new knowledge.
Be creative!
Simplify the bird into its main shapes: body, beak, wings, legs.
Look for identifying features (e.g. curlew’s long beak, heron’s ‘S’ shape neck, lapwing’s funky head feathers)
Think of wire as your pencil mark.
Add details gradually.
Use wool, string, short lengths of wire, or tape to connect shapes together
Cardboard - use the cut and slot technique to attach shapes and build layers
Look for plastic (wrapping, packing strips, fruit nets etc) to add a pop of colour
Build layers.
Don’t worry if it goes wrong - enjoy the process. Go back a step, or start again with your new knowledge.
Be creative!
Make a bird:
Choose a bird.Simplify the bird into its main shapes: body, beak, wings, legs.
Look for identifying features (e.g. curlew’s long beak, heron’s ‘S’ shape neck, lapwing’s funky head feathers)
Think of wire as your pencil mark.
Add details gradually.
Tips:
Use wool, string, short lengths of wire, or tape to connect shapes together
Cardboard - use the cut and slot technique to attach shapes and build layers
Look for plastic (wrapping, packing strips, fruit nets etc) to add a pop of colour
Some of the junk I use to create my sculptures - what can you spot?
Share your work:
I’d love to see what you make!Send me an email at gulljunkart@gmail.com, or tag me in to your pictures: Bluesky gulljunkart.bsky.social, or instagram.com/sarahjaneling
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