Exploring Materials: Wire
Giving learners the opportunity to explore construction with wire, and practice using tools like pliers, is important when making sculpture. Dexterity and manipulation skills are soon lost if we don’t practice them.
The resources on this page help inspire and enable an exploration of wire, often in combination with other materials.
explore wire...
Handpicked resources to help inspire an exploration of wire
Tool Tips: using Pliers
Drawing with Wire
Drawing Insects in Wire
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