Diggin' the 4 of Us

This sculpture is very special to me because it represents my family. Our assignment was a mixed media sculpture. I decided to use two types of wire, wood, and glue. I like wire sculptures because you can see through them while still seeing what they make up and what they represent. I decided to have this sculpture relate to volleyball since me and my two sisters play and my mom coaches us. I started by making a 2D person out of wire. I then made 3 more exactly like it but different heights to represent each person. Next, I added numbers on each of mine and my sisters’ upper halves. I then added the word “MOM” to my mom’s upper half. I then added pants and shoes with laces to each of us with a thinner wire. Next, I made a net. I then made a very abstract volleyball. In putting all of these pieces together, I found a piece of wood for the base and painted it black. I placed the net in the back. I had to drill holes through the wood and glue the net’s poles down into the holes. I then placed the four of us in the front and back to give my piece some volume instead of them being in a boring straight line. I then placed my volleyball in the most open spot on the piece of wood and glued everything down. I feel that my piece is very unified and flows well. The wire drags your eye around throughout the whole piece. I also believe that the way the people, net, and ball were placed on the wood created balance in the sculpture. If I were to have done something differently, I would have of played around with my people before i made the first one to figure out a good way to make them stronger and more sturdy instead of having to remake them throughout the process because they weren’t sturdy enough.