Tue, Jun 25
|Mixxer Makerspace
Wire Sculpture Critters
Learn how to create whimsical wire animal sculptures!
Time & Location
Jun 25, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Mixxer Makerspace, 1375 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
About the event
Come learn how to bend and shape wire to create whimsical critters! Wire sculptures make for great gifts, desk toys and ornamental pieces. In this class you can learn how to make a hermit crab, octopus, or cat out of rebar tie wire
Important Note: Some manual dexterity and hand strength is needed to bend and form the wire.
Lead by: Thaddeus Prevette (he/him)
Thaddeus Prevette is a sculpture artist who began working with three dimensional objects back in 2016. He graduated from Western Carolina University in 2020 with a BFA in studio art and graduated from East Carolina University with an MFA in sculpture in May of 2023. He participates in public art exhibitions and was commissioned for the design of the ECU 911 Memorial sculpture back in 2021. He works with recycled and repurposed material to create narrative artwork that is influenced by historic and modern mythologies.
This meet up is for makers 18 years old and older. All makers ages 16 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult. Please email workshops@wsmixxer.org for any questions.