Description
We will use repurposed, scavenged materials and wire to make wild animals! Students will begin with a mammal. Next, we will learn the basics of making a bird. Techniques of random weave and wrapping will be discussed. The best thing you can bring to this class is wide-open expectations. I will provide the wire—See materials list for everything else. Please bring lots to share!
Bryant Holsenbeck began her arts career as a basket maker. Since that time she has evolved into an environmental artist who makes large-scale installations that document the waste stream of our society. She has shown her work and taught throughout the United States and Australia. She has been the recipient of 2 North Carolina Arts Council Fellowships, a Project Grant and an NEA Arts and Learning Grant that she worked on in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission. In 2013 she was an artist in residence at Moulin à Nef in Auvillar France.
In 2010 she lived a full year without using single-use plastic. She continually uses what she learned in that year to make a smaller foot print on the environment. Her book, The Last Straw: A Continuing Quest for Life without Disposable Plastic, was published in the fall of 2018 and is available for purchase
She is also an independent studio artist who makes books, birds, and other mostly animals sculptures out of recycled materials.
You can view a short video about Bryant on YouTube by clicking here.
