How to make wire sculptures inspired by Louise Bourgeois’s “Spider"

Louise Bourgeois was a French-American artist who used spiders as a central motif in the later part of her career. She thought of spiders as patient and clever, and they reminded her of her mother, who was a weaver and restorer of tapestries.
Watch and learn how to make wire sculptures inspired by her 1996/1997 work “Spider.” For more fun D.I.Y. crafts, visit us in-person for First Saturdays throughout the year and to view “Spider” in the Sculpture Garden: www.nga.gov/co...
Required Materials:
Sculpture wire
Black tissue paper
Modge podge
Foam brush
Rubber bands
Newspaper
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[@ottarsdatter]

I love this! I have all the materials except all my tissue paper is Christmas themed, so unless I want a jolly holiday Santa spider, I'll just have to use ink or paint. Fun! (Thinking about a jolly Christmas spider.)

[@NationalGalleryofArtUS]

We would love to see a jolly Christmas spider!