Alabaster Carving with Carol Crawford 2026 – Intermediate 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 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.

Alabaster is a very fine, stable, sometimes translucent stone that can be easily carved. For this workshop you will be working with beautiful white alabaster (translucent and opaque) shipped all the way from Italy.

This is a workshop not to be missed! Places are strictly limited and early bookings are encouraged for this popular course.

* Please note that this is an intermediate course – some sculpture or stone carving experience is necessary to get the most out of this course. This two day course will give participants a good foundation to create a unique alabaster sculpture.  As each person works at an individual pace, some people may find they need a bit more time to complete their sculpture and this can be done by booking in for some casual workshop classes during term time at TBSSS.

Fees: $495 (stone purchased separately at special discounted price of $35 per kilo on the day of the workshop*)

Each participant will be required to start a new sculpture for this special workshop to experience Carol’s unique interpretation.   

Visit Carol’s website: www.carolcrawfordsculpture.net or her instagram account: _carolcrawford_. Visit Elena’s website: www.elenamurgia.com or her instagram account: elenamurgia

*Carol recommends a 2 – 3kg piece of stone for this workshop.