"Gil-galad, bright sovereign,
The last all-elven king,
Wanted to overcome forever
Night hanging over the world. (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings)
I don't even know how these magical creatures cunningly penetrated our site, bypassing the usual local residents - cats, dogs and other little animals in art.
The heroes of this unusual story there will be fragile and lovely elves. I think that having met them you will forgive me. In my opinion, they are very appropriate here 🙂
These incredible flying wire sculptures are being created by a British sculptor. Robin White (Robin Wight, 57 years old ) some of his fabulous creatures live in the old English gardens Trentham Gardens (Trentham Gardens), other elves disperse to private collections.
On his website Fantasy Wire, the sculptor writes that a magical accident gave him the idea to create fabulous sculptures from twisted stainless wire.
“In 2010, while fixing a fence, I twisted some pieces of wire together to throw them away, and suddenly I said to myself: “I bet you can use the wire to create sculptures.”
“My first attempt was an elf figurine for the garden. I still make various wire elves, but what started out as a simple hobby has now grown into a successful family business.” 
“Each of my fairy is completely unique, because they simply cannot be mass-produced. I shy away from offers to make them to order, and prefer to invent and design them myself, make and sell them individually. 
“We also produce free-standing dandelion sculptures of 5-7 meters, and even developed instructions for beginners with explanations on how to make them yourself.” 
“I would describe myself more as a designer than an artist. My career has always been about manufacturing and solving practical problems through design.
My philosophy is to design properly, and aesthetics already flow from thoughtful design (i.e. form follows function for me. I have been an amateur artist all my life.”
“When creating each elf (fairy), I apply different design criteria: history, movement, some visual illusion, emotions and natural forces.
As my new projects evolve, I'd also like to create a fresh, modern take on elves, avoiding clichés and hopefully balance traditional childish whimsy with the aesthetics of the female form as a result." 
“Stainless wire is the ideal material for the amateur sculptor. It's cheap, available to everyone, doesn't require welding or other special processes, and can be made into just about anything. It's like metallic clay. All you need is a spool of wire, a pair of pliers and your imagination."
“Since I don't make my living with these elves, I don't make them to order. I like designing them, always coming up with something new. Then I actually sell most of them.” 
On his website, Robin describes in detail the process of creating elves. First, he chooses a picturesque place for the future sculpture and considers which plot fits best into this situation. At the first stage, the artist creates a strong steel frame, which is then wrapped with thinner wire, creating the body and muscles of the figure; then proceeds to the formation of the "skin", fragile openwork wings and small parts. Inside each fairy, Robin places a stone heart (made of flat pebbles), engraved with a message and his signature.
White's sculptures are truly magical, floating and violating all laws of gravity. Interestingly, some of them are able to dance (spin in the wind). 
Unusually beautiful and airy sculptures of fairy fairies, made by Robin Wight (Robin White) from the UK, were exhibited at the Trentham Gardens exhibition.
Robin White describes the entire process of creating a sculpture in detail on the pages of his website. First, the drawing of the future masterpiece itself is drawn, so to speak, a template. The dimensions of the sculpture are determined, then a steel rod is selected, which will be a solid foundation, and then the fun begins - this is the creation of the very flesh of the future fairy. But most importantly, every Robin sculpture has a heart. Yes, yes, you heard right, it is the heart, although it is made of stone, but everyone has their own original inscription, made by the hand of the creator himself. The heart is attached to the base of the steel rod. All works are made of stainless wire of different diameters. In the process of work, all parts of the body, arms, legs are gradually attached and the balance of the sculpture is carefully checked. Then wings are added, made of chain-link mesh, and all the decor elements conceived earlier by the sculptor.
Sculptures of dancing fairies with dandelions look very original. In a fit of bewitching dance of a fairy-tale beauty, an invisible gust of wind pulls parachutes from a dandelion cap, and it seems that just about, the fairy herself will take off along with the air spring flower. The wire openwork of Robin White's sculpture visually creates the effect of weightlessness, mystery and tenderness, and they seem to float in the air, gracefully bending in the wind.
Robin White is happy to accept private orders. All sculptures are different and unique, each has its own zest and, most importantly, a soul in the form of a stone heart.
Do you think fairies are mythical creatures living only in legends and fairy tales? You just haven't been to Trentam Manor in Staffordshire. It is here, in a classic English landscape park, that most of the fairies created by the sculptor live.
Airy, winged creatures look as if their bodies are not made of metal wire, but are woven or woven from weightless threads of silk. What are voluminous dandelion flowers worth! It seems that only one moment will pass and weightless fluffs will fly away into the distance, obedient to the gusts of an invisible wind.
Eyewitnesses claim that Mr. White's fairies look exactly like real ones. They fight the air element or dance to the music of the spheres.
For those who want to get into the heart of the process of creating sculptures, Robin White readily walks through the technical intricacies step by step. Many air fairies are awarded with a small stone heart, on which the creator leaves an engraving with a secret message.
Robin White makes no secret of the source of inspiration either. It turns out that it all started a couple of years ago, when the sculptor was walking through the woods and taking pictures with his new digital camera. In one of the photographs, he saw something resembling a figure of a winged woman, lurking in the branches of a tree. What was it? A fabulous inhabitant of the forest thicket, or just a play of light? Robin could not find an answer to this question, but from that day on he began work on his extraordinary project.
It's no surprise that his fragile fairies are the most popular subject for amateur and professional photography in the gardens of Trentham Manor.
British artist from Staffordshire, Robin White, creates stunning sculptures of fairies from stainless steel wire, striking in their grace and lightness. In the works of the author, they are represented by airy and graceful girls with long hair, wings, often decorated with elements of clothing in the form of flowers and leaves. The interweaving of steel threads creates an incredible feeling of realism, it seems that even a moment and fairy creatures come to life and go to work magic. Charming figures of different sizes seem to live their own lives, bending in unexpected poses, dancing in the wind and trying to keep a huge dandelion from its impulses.
The whole creation process unusual sculpture the artist describes on his website. It all starts with a drawing of the future creation, then its dimensions are determined and a strong frame made of thick wire is prepared. After the master proceeds to the most interesting - the formation of "flesh" fairy tale heroine from thinner wire. The author creates wings from a chain-link mesh. The main part of each fairy is a stone heart placed inside with an original inscription engraved by the author.
Robin White says that inspiration came to him quite unexpectedly - when he tested his new digital camera, taking pictures in the morning forest. In one of the photographs, on a branch shrouded in mist, he saw a mysterious shining silhouette, very reminiscent of a fairy. In fact, it was a light effect resulting from the play of sunlight, leaves and branches, but the artist was very inspired by that incident, which greatly influenced his further work. Since then, the sculptor has been displaying images of loved ones mythical characters in their truly fabulous works.
Most of White's creations adorn Trentham Gardens, UK. All other wire fairies are in private collections. the artist is happy to make sculptures to order.
Robin White lives in the UK, in Staffordshire. He is a programmer by education, and has neither art nor any other education related to art. But, if a person is able to think creatively and is gifted with a rich imagination, this may well compensate for the lack of education. This fully applies to Robin White. He began to get involved in sculpture unexpectedly for himself. One day, while walking in the park, White saw an unusual tree that reminded him of a fairy figurine. A bizarre play of light and shadow created optical illusion, which inspired Robin White to create magnificent metal wire sculptures. Robin took a picture of the tree that struck him so much, and a little later he had an image of a fairy that he wanted to create.
White makes his sculptures from rigid metal wire. Despite this, the fairy figures are light and airy. Looking at them, it seems that the fairies are about to rise high into the heavens. Fairies created by White are surprisingly feminine and attractive.
I also noticed that the photographs of Robin's sculptures are very professional and are a work of photographic art (Robin White's website: www.fantasywire.co.uk).
But, it should be noted that the work of Robin White is interesting not only for those who are fond of sculpture, but also for lovers of fantasy stories. Surprisingly, in the UK, not only children, but also adults believe in the existence of fairies. It is believed that fairies are good spirits that live in forests and valleys. They understand the language of nature and perform good miracles. The fairies depicted by the talented sculptor Robin White amaze with their graceful, graceful beauty. They seem even more weightless and airy when White depicts dandelions and others next to the fairies. beautiful flowers and plants.
White's sculptures are unique not only for their beauty, but also for their technology of creation. First, the sculptor makes a metal frame, and then puts a skeleton and muscles on it. Interestingly, White creates the heart of each of the beautiful fairies from a small stone. On it the sculptor leaves short inscription dedicated to the fairy. Each fairy has its own unique stone heart with an inscription that tells about her. This gives the sculptures realism and airiness at the same time. Many of Robin White's fairies seem to be struggling with the elements of the air, defeating the wind and storm. It should be noted that all Robin White sculptures are very different. There are fragile, miniature figurines of fairies, and there are voluminous, realistic figures the size of a person. The work of Robin White soon became popular in Staffordshire, and then throughout the UK.
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