Fridays: 17 October - 12 December 2025 (9 weeks)

$805.30 (Earlybird)
$895.30 (General)

This intensive life study class offers students the unique opportunity to make a study of the nude in a single extended pose.

Jenny’s great interest in teaching this class is to provide a platform where students can discover a truly personal sculptural language, challenging them to create work that goes beyond a simple anatomical study. Jenny will be encouraging students to think about how they might push their work towards a deeper expression of the human figure in all its possibilities, from naturalism to complete abstraction, and to engage with the life study with intension and fearlessness.

The human body is one of the most challenging, eloquent and time honoured subjects for the exploration of artistic expression. While the class is not focused on the anatomical study of the body, deep observational skills are essential to the realisation of the finished work and will form a part of the discussions held over the course of the nine week term. Some previous experience of either sculpting with clay or working from a life model (life drawing included) is preferred but not essential.

Each student will receive one bag of clay with which to work, but you are encouraged to buy more clay if you would like to work on a larger scale.

The first six weeks of the class will consist of a single pose (a pose arrived at by a process of rigorous consensus between Jenny, the students, and the model), followed by three weeks in which you will have time to finish your work. Students will be taught how to hollow their clay pieces out so that by the end of term you will have a piece that can be fired (at an offsite kiln, to be arranged by the student). Students who may prefer to cast their pieces in other classes are also encouraged to attend.

Pictured: inspiration from Rodin.

*Early Bird discount finishes 26 September.

Sunday 26 October
10am - 4pm

Fees: $250.30
Bring a friend and book for two or more: $220 each

Create a small finished soapstone sculpture in this one day workshop. Soapstone is a soft easily carved stone with beautiful patterns and available in a variety of colours. You will be shown how to use rasps and files to reveal the hidden organic shapes and forms within. The final polishing is always a wonderful surprise as that reveals the beautiful colours and texture hidden within the stone.

Fee includes one piece of stone. More stone available for purchase at a special discounted price on the day of the workshop. 

Sunday 9 November
10am - 4pm

Fees: $295.30
Bring a friend and book for two or more: $265.30 each

Unleash your inner sculptor in this one-day intensive workshop with Monika Scarrabelotti.

Immerse yourself in the timeless art of figure modelling and learn to capture the human form. Working directly from a life model, you'll discover techniques to bring your sculpture to life focusing on proportion, anatomy, and gesture. This hands-on class is open to all skill levels, though some art making experience is recommended. Beginners eager to dip their toe into the pool of figurative sculpture will be shown techniques to build up forms in clay and work in the round. Experienced artists can use this workshop to refine their craft, create maquettes, generate ideas and inspiration for new projects.

Monika will guide the class through a series of short poses, encouraging quick, sculptural studies (think life drawing for sculptors!). In the afternoon, the class will settle on a single pose to allow for a longer study of the figure.

5 – 29 January 2026

Fees: 6 Day Workshop: $1,360.30
8 Day Workshop: $1,760.30

Italy returns to Erskineville in January 2026!

You will learn to use traditional hand-tools and techniques for carving, including methods of transferring ideas onto a piece of marble and finding form within the stone.  Participants will work directly on the famous White Statuario Marble from Carrara to acquire basic skills and to understand the nature of the material.

Workshop 1 - 6 Day Marble Carving: Mon 5 – Sat 10 January

Workshop 3 - 8 Day Marble Carving: Wed 21 - Thu 29 January (rest day on Mon 26th)
 
Fees include one piece of marble, tuition, use of tools and GST.

About Alnassar: Special Guest teacher Alnassar was born in Syria. He lives and works in Carrara, Italy among the white Michelangelo marble quarries, where he teaches sculpture courses and works on small and monumental sculptures. His works have been shown in individual and group exhibitions internationally. Visit Alnassar's website here.

Please note, that these Workshops are open to any skill level, but carving marble for 5 or 8 days, will be physically straining and tiring, especially if it is a warm January. Please think about your physical capabilities before booking into a Workshop.

Bookings open Wednesday 24 Sep at 11am