‘My finished sculpture is born of nothing but a handful of pipe cleaners and my imagination’
Prompt
We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it.
Response
Assessing the angles of each wire, I adjust and even out imperfections. Within my hands, fuzzy limbs transform into their final form. Voila! My finished sculpture is born of nothing but a handful of pipe cleaners and my imagination. I bend these fuzzy sticks into a multitude of life forms: trees, birds, dogs, dragons... Pipe cleaners may seem childish to use in art — but to me, they are colorful and comforting, flexible and versatile, and there are no boundaries to what I can create with a few fuzzy sticks.
- Erica Weng ’20