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Duncan uses sinuous curving line to animate his abstract portraits and figurative work, pulling inspiration from modern and contemporary art as well as street, craft, and outsider art.

Hi folks! My wire sculpture workshop is coming back to "art has the power to heal and transform" faith ringgold this Sun...
06/25/2026

Hi folks! My wire sculpture workshop is coming back to "art has the power to heal and transform" faith ringgold this Sunday, June 28th from 11-1:30pm. Here’s a bit about the workshop:

The workshop will begin with instruction and exercises in blind contour drawing, learning how to let the eye guide the hand and navigate the subject in a single line. You will have the option of drawing your peers or objects, and after a series of blind contours we will refine your favorites into contour drawings with thought and intention, which will serve as inspiration for your wire sculpture! At the end of the workshop, you will leave with multiple contour drawings as well as at least one wire sculpture, and a whole host of new skills!

Whether you have no experience and are looking for a fun event to do with friends, or you are a seasoned artist seeking new skills, this workshop offers a welcoming and supportive environment to nurture your creativity. This workshop is appropriate for artists of all levels who are interested in contour drawing or wire sculpture.

ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED

Drawing boards, paper, pencils, wire, and pliers will all be provided, but feel free to bring your own materials.

05/17/2026

You ever get to a point in the creative process where everything else disappears?

You stop checking your phone. You stop noticing time passing. Your entire world becomes what you’re creating, one adjustment becomes another, then another, then suddenly it’s been six hours.

You don’t notice the hunger. You don’t notice your back hurting. You don’t notice you’ve needed to use the bathroom for the last hour and a half.

You’re just inside the work.

And then eventually you step back, look at the piece, realize it’s finally done... and your body immediately sends every missed notification at once.

05/17/2026

You ever get to a point in the creative process where everything else disappears?

You stop checking your phone. You stop noticing time passing. Your entire world becomes what you’re creating, one adjustment becomes another, then another, then suddenly it’s been six hours.

You don’t notice the hunger. You don’t notice your back hurting. You don’t notice you’ve needed to use the bathroom for the last hour and a half.

You’re just inside the work.

And then eventually you step back, look at the piece, realize it’s finally done… and your body immediately sends every missed notification at once.

I do a lot of holding in-process work up against the sky to create a silhouette; this helps me envision how the work wil...
02/01/2026

I do a lot of holding in-process work up against the sky to create a silhouette; this helps me envision how the work will look when powder coated a uniform color, as well as better identify any problem areas that need to be addressed. But mostly I like doing it because I love how it looks!

So much of the work is about negative space, and being sculptural I prefer to leave work unframed, allowing the environment to fill in the lines. While most of my work ends up installed on walls, I love these moments in the studio where I it feels not just like I’m drawing through air, but drawing on the sky.

I do a lot of holding in-process work up against the sky to create a silhouette; this helps me envision how the work wil...
02/01/2026

I do a lot of holding in-process work up against the sky to create a silhouette; this helps me envision how the work will look when powder coated a uniform color, as well as better identify any problem areas that need to be addressed.

So much of the work is about negative space, and being sculptural I prefer to leave work unframed, allowing the environment to fill in the lines. While most of my work ends up installed on walls, I love these moments in the studio where I it feels not just like I’m drawing through air, but drawing on the sky.

I enjoy watching people photograph my work at shows and fairs - how they choose the angle, the cropping. It’s a view int...
01/30/2026

I enjoy watching people photograph my work at shows and fairs - how they choose the angle, the cropping. It’s a view into their own artistic vision and tastes.

Documentation is both fun, and important way to catalog memories for later reference. However, studies have shown that documentation gets in the way of memory formation - we have more trouble recalling details about subjects we photograph when compared to those we have observed with intention.

Some of my favorite works of art date from when I worked as a Visitor’s Assistant at the ICA in Boston. During slow periods, I would spend large chunks of time sitting with particular works, just observing them, being with them. This helped me create unique spotlight talks based not just upon the history of the work and its context within the broader cultural narrative of art history, but on the aspects I found personally powerful.

Document, yes, but don’t let that get in the way of observing work. Of just being with it.

Working with 3/4 life size figures again has me thinking about these two pieces from early 2023 from the Pandemic. Like ...
01/28/2026

Working with 3/4 life size figures again has me thinking about these two pieces from early 2023 from the Pandemic. Like many of us, I struggled during that time - depression, isolation, anxiety. The feeling of being trapped, in a holding pattern, waiting as what was supposed to be weeks became months became just “life.” These works were part of a way to capture what I and many others felt during that time - the quotes came from friends.

It’s nice to see that while I’m returning to a similar format, the works I’m creating right now are much more fun and free (although the poses are pulling from my anxious sitter series, because hey there’s still a lot to be anxious about these days).

Hi everyone! I’m bringing my wire portraiture + contour drawing workshop to on Sunday, Feb 15th! I’m super excited to b...
01/20/2026

Hi everyone! I’m bringing my wire portraiture + contour drawing workshop to on Sunday, Feb 15th! I’m super excited to be hosting a workshop right here in downtown Oakland. Here’s the class blurb:

“Come join us for a creative afternoon exploring the art of contour drawing and wire sculpture with artist Duncan Sherwood-Forbes!

The workshop will begin with instruction and exercises in blind contour drawing, learning how to let the eye guide the hand and navigate the subject in a single line. You will have the option of drawing your peers or objects, and after a series of blind contours we will refine your favorites into contour drawings with thought and intention, which will serve as inspiration for your wire sculpture!

At the end of the workshop, you will leave with multiple contour drawings as well as at least one wire sculpture, and a whole host of new skills! Whether you have no experience and are looking for a fun event to do with friends, or you are a seasoned artist seeking new skills, this workshop offers a welcoming and supportive environment to nurture your creativity.

This workshop is appropriate for artists of all levels who are interested in contour drawing or wire sculpture.

ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED

Drawing boards, paper, pencils, wire, and pliers will all be provided, but feel free to bring your own materials.”

Fee: $135. Link in profile to sign up!

Hi everyone, I’m bringing my wire portraiture + contour drawing workshop to in downtown Oakland! It will be tons of fun...
01/19/2026

Hi everyone, I’m bringing my wire portraiture + contour drawing workshop to in downtown Oakland! It will be tons of fun, as you can see from the photos of my previous workshops. Link to buy tickets in my bio.

Here’s a little info about the class:

“Come join us for a creative afternoon exploring the art of contour drawing and wire sculpture with artist Duncan Sherwood-Forbes!

The workshop will begin with instruction and exercises in blind contour drawing, learning how to let the eye guide the hand and navigate the subject in a single line. You will have the option of drawing your peers or objects, and after a series of blind contours we will refine your favorites into contour drawings with thought and intention, which will serve as inspiration for your wire sculpture! At the end of the workshop, you will leave with multiple contour drawings as well as at least one wire sculpture, and a whole host of new skills!

Whether you have no experience and are looking for a fun event to do with friends, or you are a seasoned artist seeking new skills, this workshop offers a welcoming and supportive environment to nurture your creativity. This workshop is appropriate for artists of all levels who are interested in contour drawing or wire sculpture.

Fee: $135

ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED

Drawing boards, paper, pencils, wire, and pliers will all be provided, but feel free to bring your own materials.”

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Oakland, CA
94601–94615, 94617–94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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