Sundays: 31 May – 28 June

Lose yourself in the seductive tactile nature of clay modelling and observe all the tiny nuances and beautiful rhythms of the human body.  Learn to sculpt the human form from life!

The life study is a fantastic opportunity for artists and students to deepen their understanding of anatomy and proportion, discover new ways of seeing, and gain inspiration for future works.  

Run every Sunday over five weeks, the first class will include life drawing and short sculptural studies in clay.  The remaining four classes will focus on the model in the same pose, allowing students ample time to immerse themselves in the sculpture.  The pose chosen will try to accommodate both sculptures built on armatures and ceramic works.

Join artist and teacher Monika Scarrabelotti for our upcoming Sunday life study – Modelling the Figure in Clay.

Lose yourself in the seductive tactile nature of clay modelling a…

Saturdays: 9 May – 27 June (6 weeks)

The term has now started, but we welcome casual bookings for single classes.
This 6-week* life drawing course focuses on learning to see and draw the human figure as a three-dimensional, sculptural form. Working from a live model each week, sessions combine guided demonstrations, short warm-up studies and longer poses, with optional group critique. Through a structured progression covering gesture, proportion, light, anatomy and spatial depth, students strengthen observational drawing skills and spatial awareness, culminating in a sustained final figure study that supports and enriches sculptural practice.

*Please note this is a 6 week class running over 8 weeks, there will be no classes running on Saturday 23 May and 6 June.

The term has now started, but we welcome casual bookings for single classes. Please note there will be no classes running on 23 May and 6 June, this is a 6 week class running over …

Mon 6 July – Thu 9 July

This intensive workshop explores the anatomy of the human skull to deepen understanding of portraiture. Guided by guest teacher Georgina Mills, students will learn skull structure, facial features, and muscle relationships through demonstrations, lectures, and individual critiques. Working from a life-size plaster cast, students will sculpt a clay skull, then build features and muscles step by step on one half. The course develops observational and technical skills, introducing methods for accuracy and depth. Suitable for beginners and portrait enthusiasts, students complete a hollowed skull ready for drying and firing independently.

Sculpting a human skull and its anatomy is an important study to understand the basic structure of the face which ultimately adds to one’s deeper understanding of portraiture.

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Sat 18 & Sun 19 July

A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of alabaster carving and learn from popular guest teacher Carol Crawford.

Carol is a specialist alabaster sculptor who interprets the raw stone to create soft, interlocking organic forms. Carol will be assisted by artist and teacher Elena Murgia, who is a specialist stone carver. For this weekend course Carol and Elena will guide you on the use of different hand tools, finishing/ polishing techniques, and how to realise a beautiful soft abstracted form out of the rough stone you have chosen. Please note that this is an intermediate course – some sculpture or stone carving experience is necessary to get the most out of this course.

A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of alabaster carving and learn from popular guest teacher Carol Crawford.

Carol is a specialist alabaster sculptor who inte…

Sat 3 & Sun 4 October

Wax is a wonderful medium and has many unique properties that make it ideal for sculpting. Wax can be used as a liquid, as a paste, warm (like plasticine), or cold (carvable). During this workshop students will be shown various techniques to utilize these variable states of the medium. Students will be shown how to construct a wax armature, explore modelling techniques and the use of tools for smoothing and texturing.

This workshop will open for bookings in June. To register your interest and to be kept up to date on when enrolments open, email admin@tbsss.org.au

Wax is a wonderful medium and has many unique properties that make it ideal for sculpting. Wax can be used as a liquid, as a paste, warm (like plasticine), or cold (carvable). Duri…