Ron Nagle’s mysterious small-scale sculptures draw from the familiar—think lobster claws or Japanese cuisine—but through twists of imagination, they transform into beguiling objects. Meet us on Zoom to see some of Nagle’s artworks, then riff off his playful pieces and titles using papier-mâché and other materials with artist Lucas Degiulio. Explore texture, form, and color while creating your own small-scale sculpture, then add your own inventive title!

Materials

Please gather these materials before the session. (In the spirit of Ron Nagle, we will make refined objects on a small scale, so you only need small quantities.)

For papier-mâché

• Newspaper, cut or ripped into strips about two inches wide
• All-purpose liquid glue (like Elmer’s)
• Water, for thinning the glue
• A bowl, for your glue mixture and for soaking paper strips
• Colorful wrapping tissue and/or construction paper

Suggested other materials from home and from nature

They can be surreal and eclectic! Aluminum foil, modeling clay or similar, wire and/or pipe-cleaners, string and/or yarn, tape (any type), buttons, small shells, eucalyptus buttons, seed pods, twigs, sand, dried flower petals.

Also useful

Scissors, magic markers, crayons, small cardboard boxes for displaying your sculpture (shoebox or smaller)