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"I was alone in the world or so I thought for many years working with wire... I started with wire in the 60s when there wasn't much published about wire working."
"I have been working with wire since.....1972... I guess..4th grade... I thought I was the only wire person around... "
"I have been longing for this kind of guild for a long time..."
"I did not realize the size of the community of wire
artists."
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In 2004 Elizabeth Berrien founded Wire Sculpture International, the worldwide guild of wire sculptors. This guild is still in the formative stages - we're still accepting submissions to our first Wire Sculpture Directory. During 2005 we hope to launch our web site, and eventually attain our non-profit status.
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The Mission of Wire Sculpture International
to create and maintain a web Directory of international wire sculptors
to create and maintain a web site to fulfill as many aspects of our mission as possible
to enable wire sculptors to find, identify and communicate with each other
to gain greater visibility, credibility, prestige and respect for wire sculpture as a medium
to create and/or increase standards of quality and workmanship within the medium
(design, durability, etc) (define student, amateur & professional status, etc)
to promote the furtherance of the medium
to conduct specific promotion to museums, fine art galleries, etc to improve their view of wire sculpture as a medium (traveling exhibits, juried shows, etc)
to research and document the history of the medium while 20th century pioneers and innovators are still living
to create a wire sculpture reference library
to share wire sculpture techniques
to explore applications of creative wire sculpture technique to industrial applications
to document the diversity and evolution of emerging techniques within the medium
to create publications about wire sculpture, including textbooks on "how to"
to create wire sculpture workshops for educators to encourage "open-ended" wire sculpture classes.
To create scholarships and other awards for promising wire sculptors and students
to promote the personal and professional well-being of wire sculptors including
to provide group/volume opportunities/discounts in insurance, merchant services, advertising, promotion (web design, etc) workshops on marketing and other business skills, bulk/group buying, conventions, exhibits, etc
To encourage and enable students as well as experienced wire sculptors to explore and invent new wire sculpture techniques.
To submit an artist to Wire Sculpture International, email to wireladye @ yahoo.com
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World Class Wire Sculpture · Elizabeth Berrien (707) 445-4931 · email wireladye@yahoo.com
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CLIO 2008
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Cannes Festival
Double Gold
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ADC
Double Gold
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OBIE
Best of Show
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Andy Double Gold
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One Show Gold Pencil
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London International
Double Grand
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