Found Object Assemblage Sculpture

The purpose of this workshop was to give the students the opportunity to learn the importance of merging imagination and practicality in making non-representational three-dimensional art. The challenge was to transform odds and ends of everyday stuff into expressive artifacts suitable for public display. The participants learned simple principles of joining and constructing. They learned to be sensitive to relationships of materials, color and texture. They learned how to let the objects themselves point the way to artistic communication. They learned how to make the most of accidental occurrences. They also became aware of the importance of sound craftsmanship.

We explored the issues and implications involved in arriving at appropriate titles for non-representational works. We considered the relationship between the art maker and the art viewer, and how the art work should be a bridge between them, that art is a kind of communication.

In terms of entrepreneurship the most baffling issue was the difficulty of arriving at a price that would be fair both to the time and creative energy put into making a work and its price-point appeal to a potential buyer.

Elizabeth Asche Douglas

Other Projects:

Fabric Sculpture | Painted Furniture | Ceramic Tic-Tocs | Plastic Bag Creations | Unified Arts Festival | Mosaic Trivets