14-year-old sculptor in Australia sells work for $8,000
In Dunsborough, Australia, 14-year-old Charlie Guyver, who creates sculptures from scrap metal, sold a large wolf sculpture for $8,000. He is the youngest participant in the Margaret River Region Open Studios art event, ABC News reports.
Sculptures made from old tools
Guyver's parents taught him how to use an electric drill before he started walking, and he received his own drill at the age of two. The schoolboy now combines his studies with work in the workshop: in the evenings and on weekends, he works on animal sculptures.
Charlie finds materials for his works at local scrap collection sites. He cuts up old tools and welds their parts into new compositions. The young artist named a kinetic eagle sculpture, designed to move in the wind, as his favorite work.
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Guyver will open his workshop in a shed to visitors for the first time as part of Open Studios. He said he is nervous but also happy about the opportunity to show the public the process of creating his works. In the future, the teenager would like to travel to Europe with his older brother to study traditional blacksmithing techniques.
Open studios of the region
This year's Margaret River Region Open Studios features 155 artists, who will open their workshops over two weeks, from September 12 to 27. According to ABC News, it is the largest event of this format in Australia.
Last year, the event received more than 100,000 visits, while sales of artworks exceeded $2 million. For glass artist Gerry Reilly, who has participated in the program since its founding 13 years ago, the current studio opening will be his last. He said he may step away from work for a time after five decades of teaching and creating art objects.
