CHAPTER SEVEN

Wire & Wire Mesh

BODACIOUS BLOOMS

Patricia Chapman

Twisted wire covered with plaster gauze, painted, adhered to flowerpot with moss added.

Isn’t being strong yet flexible something we all aspire to? Used as an armature, wire can be manipulated into any shape, affixed to a base and then fleshed out with a variety of different clay alternatives. Wire screen that can be covered with clay is another way to create all kinds of shapes, from abstract to realistic.

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