{"id":46,"date":"2019-11-04T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/?p=46"},"modified":"2020-08-04T23:28:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T23:28:13","slug":"wire-and-paper-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/workshops\/wire-and-paper-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Wire and Paper Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several Guild members enjoyed a day long demonstration and hands-on workshop with Peter Rush. Peter explained to the group that he worked as a freelance illustrator for BBC TV&#8217;s &#8216;Jackanory&#8217; for twenty five years, then focused on paper sculpture modelling.  He demonstrated his unique technique for sculpting a head from chicken wire and softened paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_113950-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Rush Demonstrates\" class=\"wp-image-50\" width=\"567\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_113950-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_113950-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_113950-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_113950-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_113950-2048x996.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong><em>Peter Rush Demonstrates<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After watching and listening to Peter explain his method, he told the group that their hands-on task would be to each create a wire and paper sculpture of a bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-42\" style=\"height: 330px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peter_Rush_WS.jpg\" alt=\"Work by Peter Rush\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peter_Rush_WS.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Peter_Rush_WS-149x300.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"707\" class=\"wp-image-49\" style=\"height: 330px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1152363084256237961267832-scaled-e1596560203553.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1152363084256237961267832-scaled-e1596560203553.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1152363084256237961267832-scaled-e1596560203553-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-48\" style=\"height: 330px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1309544233287572214332997-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1309544233287572214332997-scaled.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1309544233287572214332997-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1309544233287572214332997-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1309544233287572214332997-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guildofwiltshireartists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20191109_1309544233287572214332997-747x1536.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a bit more instruction the members set to work with a will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>More of Peter&#8217;s fantastic creations can be found on his website&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterrushart.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.peterrushart.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Guild members enjoyed a day long demonstration and hands-on workshop with Peter Rush. 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