FROM FLESH TO CLAY.

The Life Study is one of the most challenging and rewarding endeavours in sculpture. It is essentially a study of nature with the luxury of having a live model who may create infinite variations for us to study. This is where we really learn to “see”.

The class begins with drawing as the class, teacher, and model settle on a pose which best serves as a sculptural study and also brings out the unique “essence” of the particular model. If required, a maquette and/or an armature will be made before the clay modelling begins. The full study then commences as we continue to draw in clay from all aspects of the model. Over the duration of the study the sculpture is continually developed as proportions and rhythms are clarified, and the surface becomes more subtly modelled. Always we are brought back to seeing the essence of the pose simply. In this way we are more easily able to problem solve the fundamentals before going deeper into the complexity of the figure.

The first three days will focus on a direct study of the model, while on the final day you’ll resolve your clay study and/or begin your plaster mould. You may arrange to complete the casting of your piece at another time (such as the General Sculpture workshop) if you wish.

Class Details

Dates
Wed 11 - Sat 14 Jan

Times
9.30am - 4pm
Lunch break 12 - 1pm
(Feel free to bring your lunch or there are a few cafe’s close by)

Prices
$495 (includes model and materials)

Class Location
Damien Lucas Sculpture Studio
5/84 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481