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Drawing & Sculpting with Hot Glue

15/4/2019

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I've been experimenting for the last few weeks with just hot glue and wax paper. I wanted to see if I could build with just hot glue by creating stencils that I could glue together to create sturdier structures. 

So far it's remained an experiment and is just purely for fun. I've yet to figure out how I can use this method to make something substantial. 

Here are some images of the stencils and what I've created: 
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I enjoy the shadows cast by the structures much more than the structures themselves. 

A fun experiment that I am enjoying. The only big issue is that I wish I could control the amount of glue coming out of the gun as it's difficult to create strong sturdy strands or avoid the typical gloopiness of hot glue. 

A video I made below of the process with some cheesy music:
Well nothing more to really share about this, aside from it's a fun experiment so if you have a hot glue gun, some wax paper and some time then this is a good way to explore sculpting and drawing at the same time. 

If you want to see my other experiments and processes in my art studio then please follow me on instagram. I have four profiles:

Mirmarnia - mainly for illustrations
Toothpickmuse - for processes and experiments
Draco_Ganymede - for sculptures/model making
11MillionHands - for my ongoing art activist peace project

*If you enjoyed this Material Monday post then please stay tuned every Monday at 9am UK time for more. 
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    My name is Franceska McCullough and I'm the owner and artist of Toothpickmoon. Here I will share my studio practice in all it's forms. 

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