After deciding on the initial sketch (left) and wire drawing (right) I started to construct my final brooch. I decided to use the same structure and rough measurements for my brooch but I used my pliers more deliberately to make the bends in the wire more defined. I began making the brooch […]

After completing the continuous line drawings, I translated these into small sculptural wire drawings.                             For some of my wire drawings, I only sculpted part of my original sketches because they worked better when they were split up into parts. The top left […]

Working with different thicknesses of copper and brass wire. Experimented with wire twisting and annealing to make the metal more malleable. Annealing Cut lengths of wire and wrap them in coils using iron binding wire. Light the torch and add the right amount of oxygen until you get a blue flame with orange tips. Heat the […]

Experimenting with different materials to depict an urban landscape in the form of continuous line drawings. I think my left handed drawings (right) were more successful than the ones done with my dominant hand (left) as the lines are far less harsh and geometric and I think that style works better with the free flowing […]

Alexander Calder was an American sculptor who is best known for his mobile like sculptures. Calder was fascinated by the idea of ‘drawing’ with wire and experimented with this throughout his career. He would create 3D portraits of people and used line to his advantage when designing these works (right). These wire portraits are fascinating […]

Barns-Graham’s developed her signature style once she moved to St Ives in 1940. Her art was always caught between the realms of abstract and representational, though her drawings always captured movement and had a sculptural quality to them. Her drawing ‘Seventeen Lines’ in 1982 (left) is very expressive and carries a lot of movement despite […]

Over the last two weeks, I’ve really enjoyed creating this piece. It gave me the chance to create something entirely new out of discarded materials, whilst knowing my final piece would have no lasting effect of the environment. I was initially working with ideas from the icebreaker project where I became fascinated by the look […]

  Using recycled materials to design and make a neck piece based on the theme of repetition. Using inspiration from the icebreaker paper project and translating this into recycled cardboard. Looking at simple repeated shapes like cubes and cylinders to create a neck piece.                           […]

         A4 Paper Project Exploring the different ways to convey the words ‘expand’ and ‘contract’. The freedom of this project allowed me to create some really satisfying and interesting forms. I was captivated by the simple beauty of folded paper, so I continued to develop these shapes in my sketchbook and create […]