Pinch 4 is woven with wire using the twining technique. It also has a foldformed copper neckpiece around its “pinched” neck. Foldforming is a metalsmithing technique.
Materials: copper, colored copper wire, aluminum wire
Sharon Stafford
Every 1 2024 / May 7, 2024
Pinch 4
H: 4" | W: 2.75" | D: 2.75"
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Sharon Stafford
Arlington, MA
I create contemporary wire basketry using an eclectic mix of woven wire, crocheted wire and metalsmithing in my work. It is the textures – both visual and tactile – that draw me to metals and to weaving. The feel of metal has always drawn me in, whether wire or sheet, smooth or textured, hammered or woven. And the visual pull of woven metal just never ends for me. I have to get in closer - touch it, to understand it. The relationship of different textures plays a significant role in my work – contrasting and complimentary textures add to the visual and tactile experience.