Immerse yourself in creativity at Petersfield Museum & Art Gallery, a unique venue where history and contemporary art come together.
This hands-on workshop invites you to explore the art of wire sculpture in an inspiring setting, surrounded by creativity and culture.
Taking inspiration from the bold, expressive line work of Michael Craig-Martin, participants will begin with a series of colourful drawing exercises, observing everyday objects. These drawings will then become the foundation for translating lines into 3D wire sculptures.
Guided by artist Jacky Oliver, you'll experiment with a range of materials, including steel, aluminium, brass, and copper, discovering how different metals behave and how to manipulate them into sculptural forms. Various approaches will be introduced to help bring your drawings to life in three dimensions.
What’s Included?
- A unique creative experience in the inspiring surroundings of Petersfield Museum & Art Gallery
- All materials and tools provided
- A selection of objects to draw from (but feel free to bring your own!)
- Expert guidance through both the drawing and wire sculpting process
Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists, this workshop is a fantastic opportunity to explore new techniques, experiment with materials, and create your own unique wire artwork.
Book your place now and let your creativity take shape at Petersfield Museum & Art Gallery!
About Jacky Oliver
Working in a process-led way, ideas are allowed to be fluid making full use of thorough research, thoughtful interpretation of the subject she then selects the appropriate technique, materials and scale to create well informed, highly crafted final outcomes.
Jacky has undertaken residencies and projects in a number of institutions. These include Museums, a botanic garden, in a Library, schools, colleges and universities. Within the community, she has facilitated workshops in care homes, with groups in libraries, mixed ability adult/ children workshops and sessions with participants with special needs. Varying in level and timescale from beginner to undergraduate.
Jacky enjoys bringing together a selection of research to create artefacts that stimulate viewers to consider and reflect on the piece on a number of levels. Each project is completely unique and the final outcome is always determined by the journey of exploration. She works in a reactive way that is process-led. Responding to research, ideas are allowed to be fluid until all avenues have been explored with model-making and workshop development.
Her work brings together research from museums, archives and the local community, to inform the final artefacts, creating work that builds up a multilayered sense of a place or event. Working with archives, Jacky has created pieces that give a contemporary interpretation to historic material. She creates thought provoking, well considered works that demonstrate high technical skills.
Discover more about Jacky Oliver's work at: www.jackyoliver.co.uk.
