Where the Wire Things Are

"It's a wire collage." -Will

As we progress through the Brown Room year, we continue to introduce and expand on many of the basic languages in partnership with a variety of materials. The language of  wire has back in action this week!

​As Will said, "I'm making a wire collage," and as George remarked, "It's kind of like sewing," expresses the(ir) connection between distinct languages and the application of materials.

​The three dimensional work of the wire sculptures also invites the mind to think in new ways and imagine different possibilities, even properties, of a material such as an apple tree or making sounds like a jingle. 

​​​"It's kind of like sewing." -George

"I'm making an apple maker. ... These are the apples." -Henri
(Then other ideas of what to make, including a bird, were suggested) 
​I'm going to make a bird house for the apple maker." -Henri

Pierce played and explored with different bases and complimentary materials before satisfyingly settling on his finished work. 

"I can't do that actually." -Caroline

But accepting support and persevering, she did do it. 

"I choose this base." -Gracie

"I can roll it around my finger. ... You put beads on...twist it around." -Gracie

"It's (wire) too small for me. I need a bigger one like this (wire)." -Gracie

"A bridge by bridge. (Then, the idea changes.) ... I'm making apple tree." -Cully

"Are you making apple tree too?" -Cully (to Gracie)

"I got apples on my tree too. So many colors on the apple tree. ... One more idea. One more wire to make another apple tree." -Gracie

"I'm making a bracelet." -Adaline

"I need more of this wire." -Eliza

​​Wire Sculpture Gallery

Pierce

"That's the Grinch. He walks through the snow. ... It makes sounds when I put the beads on; it makes noise - jingle, jingle, jingle. It makes Christmas sounds."   -Lillian

Will

"I want to make another one. ... It's a wire collage." -Will

"It's my favorite. Cuz I love it turning around." -Lou Lou

Win

"It's a musical box. It makes music." -Henri

"I like that it has a lot of beads." -George

"I just poked it." - Caroline

"It's an apple tree. ...
​And there are also oranges on the tree." -Cully

(to be continued tomorrow) Eliza

"It lays flat." -Adaline

"There's an apple on a tree, and one more idea.
I need one wire and put something on it, I need two more apples on it. ...
​I'm not finished with it." -Gracie (to be continued tomorrow)

"I need to add more apples to mine." -Henri