Programs
Sculpture: Clay Sculpture and Stone Carving
Summer classes start June 3, 2013
The Art School is "on location." Sculpture classes are at 'The Compleat Sculptor' located at 90 Vandam Street in Soho (near Hudson St.).
Travel directions: convenient to the #1 train to Houston Street, 1 and 1/2 blocks from the C or E train at Spring Street. Compleat Sculptor: http://www.sculpt.com
*Students will be able to purchase tools and materials from the store for one flat fee.
Anticipated cost $50 for clay sculpture (clay and tools), $50 for stone carving (hammer, chisels and stone).
PORTRAIT CLAY SCULPTURE
Focusing on the human head and face, learn how to use clay to sculpt the human form. Working from the live model, students gain knowledge of sculptural concepts of proportion, anatomy and portraiture as they learn to depict the figure in three dimensions.
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:50pm 6/4 - 7/23
Location: The Compleat Sculptor, 90 Vandam Street
8 sessions, $315
Instructor: Jeremy Leichman
Stone Carving is less difficult than you imagine! Discover how the process of stone carving can be a source of inspiration and even meditative. Learn effective techniques of traditional stone carving with hammer and chisels: cutting, shaping filing and polishing. Either follow the tradition of making a small maquette (model in clay sculpture) before you start carving, or explore 'direct carving' by discovering the form within the sculpture. Stone Carving is a remarkable art - from the ancient sculptors who made marble look like flowing drapery or soft as flesh to modern abstract stone carvers who use the same techniques.
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:50pm 6/4 - 7/23
Location: The Compleat Sculptor, 90 Vandam Street
8 sessions, $315
Instructor: Doug Brietbart
Saturdays, 10:30am-1:15pm 6/8 - 7/20 (No Class 7/6)
Location: The Compleat Sculptor, 90 Vandam Street
6 sessions, $235
Instructor: Nicolai Nickson
*The class introduces students to the process of carving stone with hand tools. Beginners usually start with alabaster or soapstone - both fairly soft stones that can be easily carved. The instructor provides individual guidance each class session.
The first session involves discussion on tools and shaping techniques. Students pick a stone to begin working. Several sessions of shaping work follow. As students approach the start of polishing, a brief demonstration of polishing technique is given to aid in the process and then students are turned loose again. Because stone carving with hand tools is a slow process, you can expect to spend a fair amount of time completing your first piece. Past experience says the quickest students will probably spend 4-6 weeks shaping their stone, and 2-3 weeks finishing it and polishing it. There are usually a few advanced students in the studio who can be both helpful and inspiring.
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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
