Posts Tagged ‘byron bay sculpture’

Cathie-anne is working on a beautiful Barbara Hepworth form, that she is looking forward to seeing in it’s cast cement state as an outdoor piece in the garden.

David begins with a marquette of a modigliani head, which he has affectionately nicknamed “margaret”.
…scaling up in week 4, excited to be packing all that clay into the armature.
….week 5: building up his head, which will also be an outdoor piece in cast cement.
…week 6: defining the form more and more….






and Kat’s “tori”….almost ready to get the mould on!

Our life study class started this week which is every Wednesday with new students and next week I will add photos and a blurb on the Monday evening class.
Sculpture school flowing beautifully.

Helen returned to our Monday class to complete her stunning sculpture

Helen returned to our Monday class to complete her stunning sculpture

Pia has finished her large sculptural hand and now working on the abstract figure which sits snug in the hand

Annie immersed in working on her maquette

First day of first term of the year – we’re back to school with a buzzing energy from all the students

Pia just returned from Europe completely inspired after visiting galleries and researching sculptors.
Pia has started on her armature with her new study which all the students are inspired with.



Gayle has returned to sculpture school with her creative spirit bouncing in and she has began working on her armature

Our new student who is also an accomplished sculptor, Marie-France who has come to learn from Damien the traditional methods.
Marie-France is very excited about this process and started working on her armature.

Sabine joined the summer school program a few weeks ago and she has joined into the Monday class to complete her mould making


Annie has returned to school after spending the summer travelling in South Africa and is inspired in creating her own sculpture. In these photos Annie is working on a maquette before scaling her work up

The Summer Intensive Workshop was a success with students thoroughly immersing themselves into the challenges set. The following photos show Rosemary’s work, Sabine hard at work followed by some pics of a work in progress by yours truely.
A very tranquil productive week indeed!
Damien

Rosemary's-Japanese-funerary-figures

Sabine-modelling-clay-figure

Sabine-modelling-clay-figure

Shimmed-figure

Beginning-the-mould

Damien's-portrait-of-James-Stephenson

Santa dropped into our last class for the year. It was a quick class as we all gave Santa a hand with some present wrapping and sleigh greasing in preparation for the upcoming delivery season.
See you all soon when it will be time to get serious over the summer break with our summer schools.

Annies in the spirit of Christmas

Annie with Santa Lucas

Annie Clause with Damien

Only 3 weeks left of our last term for this year and all students are coming to completion with their sculptures.
We will be having a student exhibition in the New Year 2011

Jo Bishop starts her plaster casting

Annie’s maquette is completed

Annie’s maquette is completed

Pia and Damien in deep discussion about making a base for her abstract sculpture

Robyn collected her sculpture today as she is off over seas for Xmas and she will return next year to colour her piece

Samantha made a base for her abstract sculpture today. Solid plaster base which will be coloured next week