Rachel Ducker
With an incredibly visual, active mind, British contemporary artist Rachel Ducker based in Oxford, has an insatiable desire to create and make. Well-practiced in life drawing and with an appreciation of the human form and the emotional dynamics of human nature, combined with being originally trained as a jeweller, lead her to experiment with wire as a medium for sculpting the human form, capturing something ephemeral, either emotive or active.
The posture is first designed and then the pieces are are fully moulded by hand wrapping wire, layer by layer. Her satisfaction with the posture can be instantaneous or take days and every angle important right to the tip of the finger until just right.
Rachel exhibits at sculpture shows all over the UK and her work has taken centre-stage at many Chelsea-designed gardens with her sculptures being suitable for indoor or outdoor placement.