The Carol Duvall Show camera crew visits Suzye Ogawa in Santa Monica, Calif., to focus on how she uses basketry to augment her bronze sculptures. Using very traditional basketry materials and techniques to complete a design, Ogawa comes by her love of texture and detail naturally. She first began teaching herself sculpting and weaving techniques in her father's dentistry lab when she was a child, working with wax used to make dentures. Ogawa's process begins with choosing the type of wax she will use in sculpting her design. After sculpting the design, she sends it to a foundry for bronzing. She then uses a wax resist to give the piece an aged look. Once she achieves the desired color, she cleans off the wax. The next step is selecting the materials to be used in the weaving process. Ogawa uses natural basketry materials that many contemporary basket weavers use, such as pine needles, leaves and grass. She uses traditional techniques such as coiling, winding and weaving to incorporate the weaving into her sculptures. Ogawa's pieces reflect her appreciation for basketry. "I have always loved baskets," she says. "There's something quite beautiful about the designs and forms of basketry. I did like the fact that women of all cultures made baskets. It's a female kind of craft." Inspiration for her designs comes from a love for her Asian culture.
GUESTS :
Suzye Ogawa
Mixed Media Artist
Artwork available.
PO Box 5013
Santa Monica, CA 90409
Phone: 310-392-7385
Email: cmtsro@adelphia.net
| 
)
)
