Celia Smith: Circle of Copper Swifts

Celia Smith (b. 1974)
Celia Smith is an artist whose work focuses on work, inspired by regular walks in nature reserves and islands. She studied Fine Art Sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art and has experimented with many materials before wire became her favoured medium with which she creates animated sculptures of birds. A farmer’s daughter, Celia’s interest in the natural world started early, and she spends much time drawing and studying British birdlife, capturing their movement and character.

“As other artists use pencil, I use wire as a drawing material. It goes without saying that I am a hoarder of wire. I intentionally seek out old and interesting wires and like using rusty and corroded wires – the patina attracts me. By collecting wires, I feel like I am collecting my lines with which to make my drawings – some are bold and thick like a marker pen, others are hair thin like the faintest of pencil lines.”

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