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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

I would like to thank Tori, who was our model for the term.
Tori is a professional model for sculptors and painters to work with and she was outstanding.
Thankyou Tori from all the students from “myocum school of sculpture” and we look forward to working with you early next year
Samantha (Founder of the school)

These images were sent in by a student and show Damien Lucas deep in concentration over a sculpture piece

We have found our pose which is indicated in the maquette of the first photo.

The following photos are of Damien teaching us to make our armature in wire and nailing the armature to the wooden broads.
It is very important to capture the gesture of the pose in the armature.

The next photos are of the students putting the clay onto the armature and we spent a good 3 hours working with the clay and looking at our model, moving around the studio capturing and understanding the pose.

Damien teaches us to roll the clay and draw with the clay.

“When I came to the Myocum School of Sculpture, I had no idea what I was going to create or how I would create it for that matter. I just had this yearning desire to have a go at sculpture, working with clay.
With the support and gentle guidance of my teacher Damian, I decided to do an abstract of the female torso inspired by a piece by Arp. I really loved this piece as it really accentuated the curves of the female figure, it flowed and had continuity.

As it was my first piece, I learnt a lot during the process, particularly that the structure beneath all the layers is what shapes and directs your work, so that needs your attention and patience at the start. I felt at times that my piece was not going to turn out how I had envisaged it, but with trusting the guidance Damian gave me I got the end result I wanted. It took me a term to complete this piece, but I am really glad that I gave it the time and patience as I feel it is smooth and flowing, and beautiful reflection of the female figure.”
And here are some images of Jo’s creation … well done Jo !

Gail has only been at the Myocum School of Sculpture for three weeks and she has finished her first piece. No mucking around with Gail.
Here and following are photos dedicated to Gail first sculpture

Final detail stages for a few of us as the term comes to an end. We are really happy with our pieces and Damien is particularly pleased with everyone’s progress. Here’s a few pics Tim Mooney took for us whilst visiting

Well lots of satisfied students with smiles today. Various stages of completion saw our first term ever close today. Some students will be back to carry over into next term and some finish up for the while.
Here’s some snaps from today. So you can understand what is happening in these final colouring stages here’s some notes from Damien Lucas:
Notes on the coloring process: A two stage process; firstly, dry
pigments are mixed together then shellac is added to form the base coat. The
second stage: different dry pigments are mixed & blended with wax and
applied over the base coat to simulate a natural patina. The colouring
process is to present the plaster sculpture as another medium such as
bronze, stone or wood.