Description
Workshop Outline: In this workshop you will be taught to create your very own animal ceramic sculpture. Using a combination of hollow forming and modelling sculptural techniques such as coiling, slab building and the use of armatures, supports and templates. As well as running through some basic drawing exercises and maquette making.
Your tutor Jack Durling will run through these methodically, step by step, for you to then use and inform your very own animal sculpture. Intermittently bringing the group round to demonstrate on his own piece.
You will be aiming to produce a freestanding or sitting animal. It is encouraged you work towards creating a piece of 30cm x 30cm max.
In this course you should walk away with further knowledge of techniques to hand build and utilise and inform a further understanding of sculpting in clay. With a piece that’s evolved from initial ideas and essentially encapsulates your chosen animal.
Clay: You will be provided with Earth stone ES40 a white bodied, forgiving clay, able to be stoneware fired with a nice fine grog.
Tools: You will be provided/ have access to necessary equipment for workshop, though you are welcome to bring your own toolbox
Please Bring with you: It is expected that you bring some images of three different animals, possible sketches with you prior to the workshop. Try to get different angles, postures, movements. Drawings do not have to be exact nor life like. Just an essence, shape form etc. Please also bring tools for mark making, everyday objects, you just never know what they can lead to.
Day 1: 10.00am – Workshop begins
- An introduction from artist
- Designate workspace
- Run through drawing, composition techniques (You don’t have to be able to draw exact nor life like, you will see)
- Create a maquette
- Create PAO for larger scaled sculpture
- Prepare slabs and begin making your sculpture, utilising a board, armature where necessary, – this will be discussed and directed by your tutor
1.00 – 2.00pm – We will break for lunch – Lunch is available to purchase from The Hobo Café, which is within the pottery (no food is permitted within the workshop) – There will be a 20min break in the morning and afternoon – tea/coffee will be provided by WSP
5.00pm – End of day 1 (By the end of Day 1 you should have managed to make the majority of the main body of your piece)
Day 2: 10.00am – Workshop begins
- Continuation of sculpture
- Discuss and cover surface texture and decorative techniques
- Refinement
- Facial area, features.
- Demonstration of the removal of armature if applicable.
- Half an hour clean up
1.00 – 2.00pm – We will break for lunch – Lunch is available to purchase from The Hobo Café. There will be a 20min break in the morning and afternoon – tea/coffee will be provided by WSP
5.00pm – Finnish – At the end of the course, you will take your sculpture home to dry out (depending on size, this could take up to 4 weeks)
This workshop is suitable for intermediates
For further information: info@weststreetpotters.co.uk
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