Hunter Gatherer Maker - The Art of Found Object Assemblage
Instructor: Jane Wynn

When Jane is not in the studio, she is out scouring thrift shops, flea markets, and vintage fairs, hunting and gathering interesting objects to turn into art.  For instance, taking apart an old, broken camera yields a hidden world of amazing parts that then can be repurposed into something completely unexpected. A child’s doll, now broken and forgotten, comes to life in a fantastic new way.

In this workshop, you will explore the fascinating world of assemblage art using found objects and create a stunning sculptural piece that creates an amazing dynamic personal narrative. Begin with the difficult part of planning and problem solving your design. Next, learn to construct an environment out of wood using power tools. Discover how to create an intriguing setting to celebrate your objects. Join elements together with a variety of connecting skills from soldering to wire wrapping, hammering, nailing and of course using a variety of different adhesives. Finally, finish your piece using an assortment of interesting aging effects.

Throughout this workshop Jane will address tool usage, successful building techniques, structural problem solving, and most importantly, how to make a piece of art look good using the elements of art (i.e. repetition, balance, space, movement, etc)

• bezel wire
• butane for torches
• assortment of jeweler’s tools like hammers
• files
• saws
• drills
• sanding blocks
• tripods
• wire
• extra wood scraps
• silver solder
• an array of chemicals for altering the surface of wood and brass.
• A full color handout will include sources and supplies, visual images of assemblage throughout the 20th & 21st century, and many tips and techniques

• Hunting Supplies:
  
• Found Objects such as forks, spoons, kitchen gadgets, arrow heads, gears, broken china, old toys, bike parts, car parts, old tins, typewriter parts, broken cameras, etc.
• Old newspapers or scrapbook paper of your choosing
• Adornments for inside your assemblage such as decorative chain, brass findings or brass stampings, eyelets, tiny upholstery tacks or nails.
• Your choice off: feathers, dried flowers or sticks, tiny shells, rocks, and decorative pearls
• Gathering Supplies:
• 1 old wooden milk crate, or wooden box that can be deconstructed- Large enough to contain your objects. Larger works well, as the extra wood can be used for adornment.
• Hacksaw
• Tiny battery operated lights (a small string of Xmas lights works lovely!)
• 1 sheet of 20-gauge brass: 10 inches long by 4 inches wide or larger (K& S Engineering Co. works well-usually found in Hobby Shops- http://www.ksmetals.com/ - very affordable!)
• 2-4 strips of 20-gauge brass: 1 inch wide by 12 inches long (K& S Engineering Co. works well-usually found in Hobby Shops- http://www.ksmetals.com/ - very affordable!)
• Hammer
• 2 part quick set epoxy glue (5 minute set up time is lovely)
• Pliers
• Acrylic paint- primary colors (red, yellow, blue and brown with and black) & brushes

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION