Boat building and sculpture making at the Avon Descent Festival

The Avon Descent Festival went off with a splash on Sunday 5 August, To celebrate the annual white water river event artist Si Hummerston begun construction of a life-size Zodiac boat made entirely from cane and Jennifer Cochrane facilitated a drop in wood & wire sculpture workshop.  

The boat will be completed at the Midland Junction Arts Centre What a Tool open day on Sunday 7 October. Join artists Rory Paton, Adam Ismail and William Leggett from Studio Payoka on the day and learn how to construct a large scale 3D structure using tools and joining techniques to tape, tie, cut and wire the ‘inflatable’ boat together.

zodiac boat
zodiac boat
wood & wire scuptures