Tonya Hedgeman on tue 16 oct 07
Would someone please recommend a good instructional book about creating
sculptures? In the past my work has been functional and I am interested in
expanding. Also any tips or a book suggestion regarding methods of
creating the best back for wall hangings would be appreciated. Thanks!
Tonya Hedgeman
art@bytonya.com
Snail Scott on wed 17 oct 07
ate: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:00:53 -0500
From: Tonya Hedgeman
Subject: Question regarding sculptures and hanging techniques.
Would someone please recommend a good instructional book about creating
sculptures? In the past my work has been functional and I am interested in
expanding...
This is a really broad question!
Do you want a book on techniques for clayhandling as it
pertains to sculpture? Much sculpture is handbuilt using
a variety of techniques, but some is thrown and altered
(even some that you'd never guess started out on a wheel).
Does 'sculpture' to you mean 'large'? That has its own
range of questions and answers, too.
Do you want a book on 3-D composition? Such books exist,
and are generally written without being aimed at any
particular medium. They are intended to teach basic
theories of form and design.
Do you want a book which discusses particular forms?
(Often, when I get questions phrased like yours, it
turns out that what the person meant by 'book on
sculpture' was 'book on human anatomy, for sculpture'.
This is, as you might guess, a whole category of its
own. Other sculptural forms don't get quite such in-depth
treatment, and for abstraction, the 3-D composition
approach may be more fruitful.
If you can narrow down your request, I'll try to be more
helpful!
As for hanging techniques, there are many. (I think there's
a theme in this post!)
A classic method is sometimes called a "museum cleat'. IT
consists of a strip of wood, cut in half the long way
using a diagonal sawblade. One half gets screwed to the wall,
and the other half gets attached to the art, 'wide' side
away from the surface. Then, the art can be hooked onto the
wall. This method distributes heavy loads across a wide area.
I dislike using advesives to attach handing devices to clay,
so I always try to leave a way to get a mechanical connection,
too. For instance, holes in the back of the clay allow screws
to be sunk into reservoirs of epoxy, instead of just epoxying
the cleat to a flat surface.
Pressed for time this morning; gotta go. Ask again if you
want details!
-Snail
Also any tips or a book suggestion regarding methods of
creating the best back for wall hangings would be appreciated. Thanks!
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