Introduction to Portrait Sculpture

Service Description

During this intensive 2 day workshop working with a life model you will be guided through the basic skills needed to construct a portrait head. You will leave with the knowledge and confidence needed to continue practising portrait sculpture on your own. There is the opportunity to have your work fired at the end of the course. Develop skills in: - Preparing the bust peg - Applying clay and mark making - Observation - Basic anatomy of the face and neck - Basic measuring - Constructing a portrait from life - Using tools (and fingers!) - Surface styles and level of detail - Hollowing ready for firing (demo) - How to colour your work after firing There will be a combination of demonstrations, practical work, exercises, group discussions and one-to-one guidance Please wear old clothes and enclosed shoes (not sandals) Please bring: *An apron Small vanity mirror Notebook/sketchbook and pencil *Water spray bottle *Any clay tools you may already have * We will prove these items if you don't have them. ------------------------------------ Sculptor Suzie Edwards studied life sculpture at Hampstead School of Art and Morley College. Having access to life models allowed Suzie to become a skilled portrait sculptor and observe anatomy and movement to inform her figurative work. She has her own studio and regularly attends masterclasses with other sculptors as part of her professional development. Suzie has organised her own exhibitions with local artists and has had pieces selected for juried exhibitions. Suzie works primarily in clay and wax, having her work cast in bronze using the lost wax method. She also casts in Jesmonite and plaster. She seeks to represent not only human shape in her sculptures but also human emotions hoping that the viewer can relate, however uncomfortable that may be. -------------------------------- Course Options: - Course Only: You will hollow it out your own work (no firing included). - Course + Hollow Out: We will Hollow out your Piece - Course + Fire: You will hollow out you work and we'll fire it to Bisque - Course + Hollow + Fire: We do all the above extras. We also offer payment plans. Please get in touch to find out more.