The Figure in Clay
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
Mar 1-5, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $635.00
Model Fee: $35.00
Level: BEG-ADV
Status: This program is completed
Dieckmann will teach the technique of hollow construction to create life-size torsos. The Etruscans and other ancient cultures used this technique to fire large terracotta figures successfully. For this workshop, the technique allows a large sculpture to be created
quickly and with spontaneity. Students will learn to refine their way of seeing in order to build the form in stages. The resulting sculptures will have a sensual texture and be the result of free and spontaneous work. The goal of the class is not to produce a perfect likeness (for that a cast from nature or photograph would be more suitable) but to use the sensitivity, vision, and body awareness of each individual student to create a beautiful form. Finished sculptures will be suitable for firing if the student wishes.
Instructor -- Barbel Dieckmann
Bärbel Dieckmann is an internationally known German sculptor with a passion
for classical art and beautiful forms. Dieckmann teaches at the Summer Academy at Castle Hohenaschau, Aschau, Germany; the Master School for Stonemasons, Kaiserslautern, Germany; and the University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany. Her work has been the subject of articles and catalogs, and many public commissions in Germany. It is in the international collections of the German Embassy, Manama, Bahrain; Toyota-Mitsui-Europe, Germany; and opera singer Guiseppe di Stefano, Italy. Dieckmann’s sculptures may be viewed at Victoria Boyce Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ; and Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany. www.baerbeldieckmann.de
- Water-based clay (available at school)
- Flat wooden paddle – 1 must be bigger than 9”. These are available at Scottsdale Artists’ School for purchase.
- Your favorite sculpture tools
- Thin plastic wrap to cover your work and keep it moist. A painters plastic sheet from the hardware store works well.
- Apron
- If you wish to purchase supplies from Ball Consulting, you must contact Ball directly, place the order, pay for it, and request to have it delivered to the school the Monday of the workshop. Ball Consulting will deliver Monday morning at 8 am, the first day of the workshop. Ball Consulting may be contacted at: 480-967-7727 or www.arizonasculpture.com