This class encourages personal development and has a strong emphasis on exploitation of clay.
This class encourages personal development and has a strong emphasis on exploitation of clay. You will be encouraged to involve the imaginary, be playful, develop your own way of creating an individual and vibrant piece of art. You will be fully supported and guided by your teacher through your making of a final piece.
You will learn how to structure your idea from inspiration to reality and build three-dimensional figurative ceramics sculptures using various techniques like modelling, pinching, coiling and slab building. Basic decorative finishes such as oxides and slips will also be used.
Ceramics Sculpture Studio is an intimate, creative space accessible to anyone who shares a passion for clay and ceramics, from total beginners to professional artists. Our classes and workshops are a creative journey through the medium of clay.
Covering techniques from hand building, throwing on a pottery wheel to glazing and firing. Our mission is to create beautiful ceramics artwork and to cultivate a great sense of well-being and personal growth. And of course, one of the best rewards of practising with clay is that it’s just plain fun.
The studio is located in the heart of West Hampstead, in a beautiful Victorian Warehouse, under the patronage of Kingsgate Workshops Trust. Ceramics Sculpture Studio opened in 2015 and is founded and run by potter designer and sculptor Cosmin Ciofirdel.
Sculpture & Animation workshop is offered by Workshop 305 for all skill level. The workshops are not restricted by age or by ability but are made up of a mix of people all interested in working in that particular area.
Learn to model portrait & full pose clay life sculptures. Working from a variety of life models and poses, develop observation skills, individual expression, clay modelling and clay preparation techniques for firing.
Clay is such a versatile medium to work in. It can be used in many different ways to give a range of tactile and practical experiences - we use soft or 'leather hard' clay for modelling and hand-building and wet, slippery clay for throwing on the potters wheel .
Metal has many unique qualities - its attributes of strength, delicacy, malleability and toughness have led to its use across many art and design disciplines. On this course, you’ll be introduced to different metals and the techniques used to work them into sculptural pieces.
You will have the opportunity to work hands-on, constructing geometric and curved forms, creating decorative effects using pigment and you will learn how to replicate other materials and textures using Jesmonite.
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