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5 Week Stone Carving with Elena Murgia – Tuesday AM (March)

Tuesday AM: 11 March – 8 April (5 weeks)
Week 1: 9:30am – 1pm
Week 2, 3, 4, 5: 10am – 1pm

Fee: $365.30, Early Bird Fee: $330.30

This brief course will help students undertake the basic techniques of carving. Learn how to remove step by step the material that is surrounding a sculpture, starting from unveiling the basic volumes connected together in harmonious composition and the beginnings of the finishing process where time permits.

Carving is a magical process that pursues the soothing of the soul and detaches ourselves from the modern chaotic life. It’s a way to connect to nature and it informs a sense of space, training the eye and the mind to see in depth!

Alabaster stone will be available to purchase at an additional cost to the course fee. Elena will have a good selection of stones to choose from which are best suited for this 5 week course.

Students are also welcome to bring work in progress stone sculptures, including marble works you may be currently working on. Elena can guide you in the next steps of your stone carvings.

Please note that for the first week, please arrive at 9:30am, this will allow 30 mins of time to browse and choose your piece/s of stone.

About Elena:
Elena Murgia is an Italian born artist. After studying ceramics in London, her sculpting journey started at the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School in 2017.

She undertook marble carving classes under the guidance of Usama Alnassar who continues to mentor her.  Elena has also been mentored and trained by TBSSS teacher Wendy Black, whom Elena continues to assist on a Wednesday during term time.

Elena participates in national prizes and group exhibitions around the country and had her first solo exhibition in December 2023 at the Clara Street Gallery showcasing works in marble, alabaster, bronze and porcelain.

Through her sculpture she explores the dichotomy between quality and image, inner beauty and the masks we wear to conform to the world, responding to both feminine and the feminist, her past and her present.

Early bird discount ends midnight 24 February.

Details

Start:
March 11, 2025
End:
April 8, 2025
Time:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Organizer

Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School
Phone:
0295654851
Email:
admin@tbsss.org.au
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Venue

Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School
1A Clara Street
Erskineville, NSW 2043 Australia
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Phone:
02 9565 4851

Tickets

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Stone Carving Early Bird
$ 330.30
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