Wed 4 Jan – Sun 8 Jan 2017
“The 5 day portraiture workshop was an amazing experience, with an amazing group of people. Everyone was thrilled with what they had achieved in the time and full of praise for the instruction and guidance from Wendy.” Janet Coyne, sculptor and participant at TBSSS Summer School 2013.
12 Jan – 28 Jan 2017
Limited places available...
Italy comes to Erskineville!
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. The aim of this carving workshop is to complete a carved sculpture and return home with a finished piece. Participants will work directly on the famous White Statuario Marble from Carrara to acquire basic skills and to understand the nature of the material.
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. The aim of this carving workshop is to complete a carved sculpture and return home with a finished piece. Participants will work directly on the famous White Statuario Marble from Carrara to acquire basic skills and to understand the nature of the material.
