Wire artists

2. Barry Sykes
Animals in Wire are handcrafted, bespoke
sculptures of everything from elephants
and unicorns to portraits of family pets.
Sturdy and rust proof they are suitable in
the outdoors all year round, yet also light
enough to be easily moved around the
garden, creating a different view each
time.
"If you yearn for a few hens scratching at
the grass or would like a landscape that
includes rare-breed sheep, buy yourself
the next best thing. At his studio in
south east London, Barry Sykes crafts all
manner of animals from galvanised,
weatherproof wire. Exquisite.

3. Chris Moss
Chris Moss lives in Harrogate, North Yorkshire where she has a farm
yard of animals that constantly live and thrive in her back garden.
These animals are Chris’s creations, as she works with wire to
construct beautiful garden sculptures, inspired by nature’s wildlife. I
got in touch with Chris to discover a little about her work.
“My degree, many years ago, was in Fine Art Painting which
although I completed it, left me with more questions than
answers about my ability or desire to create. The questions
were put on hold for a few years and life and jobs generally got
in the way of finding a solution, until I started a life-drawing
evening-class. These sessions were an opportunity to look and
draw, a catalyst for exploration and expression without a fixed
agenda. During the same period, I spent a lot of time on
sewing, knitting, embroidery and woodwork projects, all of
which require a high degree of hand/eye coordination. At some
point I decided I was going to make a papier-mache figure and
procured some random wire to make an armature. Handling
the wire was the turning point because of all the possibilities
that became apparent. What I loved about it was its
immediacy, it’s basic and fast and as with drawing, there’s a
direct via the making process to the end result.”

4. William Arnold
William E. Arnold is from Wilkinson, IN. He has had a lifelong love of
animals and by the age of 14 had taught himself taxidermy from library
books. Arnold has a background as a float sculptor for the Indianapolis
500 Festival Parade. In 1983 he began creating wreaths and baskets
from grapevines, which he sold at wholesale to local flower shops. He
began his work with barbed wire and fence wire when he saw rolls of
wire laying in a field at a four-way stop. Arnold said, "I was on the way
to pull vines and I saw rolls of wire lying in the pastures and thought it
was a buffalo lying in the grass."

5. Elizabeth Berrien's
Elizabeth Berrien is an internationally recognized wire sculptor.
Berrien's striking BBC series, "Cables, Guns, Food", generated
top international awards: Clio, Cannes Gold Lion, leading to the Big Won's
"Best Innovative/Alternative Media"... worldwide.
Elizabeth Berrien's wire sculptures are found in museums, fine art galleries, private homes,
landscapes and corporate settings throughout the world. Visit our Gallery to view Elizabeth
Berrien's portfolio, and discover our NEW Wire Wall Art & Murals and other 2-d & 3-D wire
sculpture!
Art researchers and educators around the world study Elizabeth Berrien's rare wire sculpture
technique. We ship her wire sculpture to buyers in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada and the US.

6. Gary Tiplady
Gary, a local celebrity and artist born and bred in
Newcastle Upon Tyne, started his working life as a top
chef, he even cooked for the Queen of England and a lot
more widely recognised celebrities.
As well as chef work, he has adorned many a banquet
with his lard sculptures, to which people placed orders,
only to be told they did not have a long life span.
He has had commissions from Rolls Royce, Newcastle
Race course and Newcastle United Football club to
name but few.
His has done lots of charity work, the main of which has
been the “Pudsey Bear” for the well know charity
Children in Need.
It is from this, his humble beginnings that Gary has built up a local up and coming reputation as a wire sculpture extraordinaire,
which is expanding at a rapid pace day after day.
It all began with lard art in which he had to make wire armatures to support the many lard/butter sculptures he has created in his
short but creative life thus far.
It has turned his normal day to day as a lookalike for James Bond baddy Jaws to become more widely know as a very gifted worker
of wire.
With his astonishing large hands he has bent and shaped a normal sheet of wire into life like animals a few of which can be found on
this web site.
He has from July 2008 to July 2009 held 3 very successful exhibitions all over the UK.

7. Glenn Doyle
Born in Sydney, Australia in 1951, Doyle has worked for over 40 years as an
Engraver, Painter and Sculptor and studied life drawing and painting at
various artschools including Julian Ashton's, Sydney.
The idea for creating Australian fauna from galvanised wire was developed
over many years and is inspired by rural Australia, using the same materials
and tools used by outback farmers to build fences.
His work now exists in many countries around the world including Japan, The
United Kingdom, Europe and North and South America.
My work has been exhibited in various Art Galleries.
The Arts & Crafts Society of NSW gallery in 104 George St. The Rocks has my
work exhibited, as has the Harrison Gallery in Paddington, NSW.
I have had success at the Artisans in the Gardens Exhibition, Botanic Gardens,
Sydney,and at the Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery.