Building a Vibrotactile Soft Sculpture

Saturday June 20th 1 - 4 pm

Free

Facilitated by: Leslie Putnam

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/building-a-vibrotactile-soft-sculpture-tickets-1990515459322?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for a workshop where participants will incorporate sound and vibration in order to create their very own felted vibrotactile soft sculpture with artist Leslie Putnam. This workshop involves creating works that encourage multi-sensory exploration and removes the barrier of “do not touch” in artworks. 

Participants will learn how to solder a transducer to speaker wire and connect it to a mini

amp. In addition, you will learn the skills to felt using foam and wool roving in order to create a small handheld sculpture. When connected to a mini amp, the sculpture will transform into your very own vibrotactile artwork.

All Materials will be provided. However, participants are encouraged to bring a sound piece or music on a jumpdrive/USB Stick to create the sound/vibrational element for their sculpture.

Facilitated by Leslie Putnam, a London Ontario based Artist and Educator. She earned her BFA from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec with a Major in Studio Art, and BEd

from Western University in London, Ontario. Putnam’s work includes exhibitions in Europe and in Ontario, her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions including Electric Eclectics, Toronto-(NuitvBlanche and Hard Twist), JNAAG, Museum London and the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum. She has received research, exhibition, and multi and inter arts projects grants from the Ontario Arts Council. As a multi-disciplinary artist, Leslie creates multi-modal sculptures and installations on the premise that sculpture can and should include the ability of access though multiple senses, removing the barrier of “do not touch”created by the limitations of institutions. In 2010 she and David Bobier formed the o’honey collective as a platform for research and creation relating to the natural world.

Fore more information about Leslie Putnam and vibrotactile sculptures visit: https://www.leslieputnam.com/ofand.html