Sculpting With Plaster: 1 Newspaper and Wire

Sculptor John Edwards demonstrates how to fashion an aluminum wire armature and mass the forms of a smaller than life figure using ordinary newspaper and tape, and then covering the form with sheets of newspaper covered in a thin layer of plaster as the first step in creating a strong lightweight sculpture.
Follwing Videos:
Sculpting with Plaster 1:Newspaper and Wire • Sculpting With Plaster...
Sculpting with Plaster 2 : Foam Plastic Construction • Sculpting With Plaster...
Sculpting with Plaster 3:Interlude
• Sculpting with Plaster...
Sculpting with Plaster 4:
• Sculpting with Plaster 4
Sculpting with Plaster 5: Newspapers, Wire and Other Stuff • Sculpting with Plaster...
Sculpting with Plaster 6: Steel Plumbing Pipe Armature Part One • Sculpting with Plaster...

[@kathleenphillips6445]

Love these sculptures. He is intuitive in the process which is what I'm after. So many artists these days are method mad, which is fine for some people, but dwelling on formulas and science often leaves a lifeless result. I like the way John Edwards throws himself into the work and gets dirty.

[@prns1]

Magnificent... I love this work, the expression is love... the description and explanation are like water, more precious than gold... Thank you.

[@shough1000]

Thank you. I love working with plaster and Styrofoam. Great to see someone else create such interesting work.

[@christineannette7482]

Thanks for showing your process! I appreciate the more immediate materials, thanks!

[@lotfyfloty3181]

its exactelly what i was looking for ,, thank you so much for share your experiance ,, very good artwork sir.

[@nikkiwall5806]

fabulous video

[@isabeldalge5761]

muito obrigada por compartilhar seus conhecimentos conosco. abraço,

[@cliffdariff74]

good job

[@reginaldosouza9601]

Lindas esculturas

[@erinskelton]

nice process. could you list what types of plaster you are using? thx

[@ruyingcai]

Hi John, I've been trying to find a process for making a sculpture I have in mind and I think your method works best for what I'm trying to create. But wanted to check, at around 0:35 second of the video, you put these plaster sheets on the newspaper/wire frame. What materials did you use to make those plaster sheets? Thanks!

[@dcoxkaty]

Great work. What gage aluminum wire do you normally use?