SYP PART ONE Project 2:

SKILLS, TECHNIQUE, STRATEGIES, PROBLEM SOLVING AND RESOLVING Exercise 3: Your Skill Layers of light Gathering resources and research Consider wire work and see it as a series showing materiality and exploration of woven wire. The knitted work was done with a sliver Tiger tail. The next drawing was made with...

Contemporary artists who work with wire

Nettie Sumner Australian artist Nettie Sumner uses hand-knitted wire and ebonized iron to create wall hangings and objects that evoke botany, archaeology, flotsam and jetsam. (Metal wire, Ebonized iron. Each piece varies. Approx. 28in x 8in x 8in. David Oliveira This Portuguese born artist use wire to make sculptures he...

SYP PART ONE: Project 1. LOOK INWARD, KEEP MAKING

Research Task Evaluate your making, methodologies, research and relevant professional practice. Write down and make notes on each of these specific elements. My notes and bullet points will be the source material for a creative conversation with my peers in the next exercise. ● Media, materials, processes and techniques you...

KEEP MAKING Considering other materials to work with

Starting to think about how I will develop my work through knowledge. I am aware that this is the moment to review my skills, processes and connections, as the benefit will be a well-developed Body of Work as well as the draft Practice Plan. Exploring contexts - an exploration and...

Looping as writing or drawing in the air

Considering weaving and looping as techniques to make nests: A shift in my practice This blog started in early January 2024 as I continued working on my practice and considered upscaling the nests and/or painting/drawing humans in or around them. It made me feel like I was sharing drawings and...