Meet a Sculptor

Learn more about sculpture by watching videos of the following sculptors and their process. 

Please note many of the web videos include transcripts.

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Sculptor Kristin Gudjonsdottir demonstrates how she wedges her clay.
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Kristin Gudjonsdottir demonstrates how she uses a pattern for her mixed-media piece.
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Kristin Gudjonsdottir demonstrates another way to flatten out clay by using a rolling pin. She also demonstrates how she uses a sculpting knife.
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Kristin Gudjonsdottir demonstrates how she flattens out the clay to make extra pieces.
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Kristin Gudjonsdottir demonstrates how she connects the pieces of her sculpture together.
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Kristin Gudjonsdottir explains what a kiln wash does and then demonstrates how she creates her glass piece.
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Kristin Gudjonsdottir demonstrates some areas she wants to repair on her piece before firing.
Chasing the Bronze | Artopia
Chasing the Bronze | Artopia

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Winston Wingo explains the process and the tools needed to chase or provide a finishing for a bronze sculpture.
Collections & Inspirations | Artopia
Collections & Inspirations | Artopia

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Heidi Darr Hope talks about how much she has loved collecting objects since she was a child. She was really thrilled to start using objects from her collections in her art work.
Creating a Polish | Artopia
Creating a Polish | Artopia

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Winston Wingo demonstrates his process for polishing a sculpture to get the finished look he desires.
Creating a Studio | Artopia
Creating a Studio | Artopia

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Heidi Darr Hope grew up in a family of artists. She decided to take some art classes as an adult. As she grew in her art, her studio has also evolved as well.
Hope, a Snake and Writing | Artopia
Hope, a Snake and Writing | Artopia

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Heidi Darr-Hope explains how she took an old curiosity cabinet and transformed it into a shrine she called, Hope, a Snake and Writing.
Lost Wax Process | Artopia
Lost Wax Process | Artopia

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Watch the lost wax process from creating a mold to pouring hot wax to breaking the mold to retrieve the final piece.
Man Versus Machine | Artopia
Man Versus Machine | Artopia

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Winston Wingo explains that he considers himself one of the Futurist sculptors. His influences include Henry Moore, Umberto Boccioni, and Arnaldo Pomodoro.
Originality | Artopia
Originality | Artopia

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Winston Wingo talks about two very classical styles of sculpture.
Sculpture is Physical | Artopia
Sculpture is Physical | Artopia

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Winston Wingo explains how he begins his sculpture with a series of drawings. He then selects a drawing that he wants to bring into a three dimensional artform.
The Gates, Central Park, New York City | Artopia
The Gates, Central Park, New York City | Artopia

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude have collaborated on works of art since 1961. Their most recent work is The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005 . Although The Gates remained in Central Park for...
The Urban Situation Series | Artopia
The Urban Situation Series | Artopia

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Wingo’s art is varied. Here he shows his urban situation series, which differs from many of his more classical pieces.
Work in Progress | Artopia
Work in Progress | Artopia

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Heidi Darr-Hope shares an area of her yard that used to be a barbeque pit that she turned into a mosaic shrine.
Heidi Darr-Hope's Gallery | Artopia
Heidi Darr-Hope's Gallery | Artopia

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The work of mixed-media artist Heidi Darr-Hope is influenced by a love to travel and a need to understand the intricate balance between inner and outer experience. She has developed a personal visual...