Terracotta Sculpture
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBD
Feb 14-18, 2011
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $995.00
Model Fee: $35.00
Level: BEG-ADV
Status: This program is completed
This workshop will consist of day-to-day instruction in modeling with water-based clay. During the course of this workshop, you will make a portrait, a figure and a bas relief. Students will be introduced to various tools and materials used in terracotta sculpting techniques through basic principles.
- Water-based clay
- Instructor demonstrations
- Individual attention
Instructor -- Bruno Lucchesi
Bruno Lucchesi is a nationally respected artist whose work can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of the City of New York, Brooklyn Museum, Dallas Museum, Smithsonian Hirshhorn Washington Museum and more. His art is collected by corporations, institutions, and universities. He is a member of the National Sculpture Society, National Academy of Design, Artists’ Fellowship. Bruno is represented by Cavalier Galleries of Greenwich, CT and Nantucket, MA. Books include: Bruno Lucchesi: Celebrating the Beauty in Everyday Life, Bruno Lucchesi, Bruno Lucchesi Sculptor of the Human Spirit, Modeling the Head in Clay, Terracotta, and Modeling the Figure in Clay. www.brunolucchesi.com
- CLAY:
- 50-75 LBS (GRAY) WATER BASED
- AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL TO PURCHASE
- 2 WOOD BOARDS:
- 1 – 12” x 12” (NUDE)
- 1 – 14” X 20” (BAS RELIEF)
- AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL TO PURCHASE
- 2 ARMATURES NEEDED:
- 1 – EMPTY SHOE BOX (YOU NEED THIS WHEN MAKING THE TERRACOTTA FIGURE)
- 1 – PORTRAIT HEAD – LIFESIZE
- ALUMINUM WIRE ¼” THICK; 2 FEET LONG
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- TOOLS:
- NEWSPAPERS
- MASKING TAPE
- AN OLD TOWEL
- WIRE CLAY CUTTER
- SPRAY BOTTLE
- BRUSH – 1” SIZE
- PERSONAL SCULPTING TOOLS
- PLASTIC BAGS (TO COVER YOUR SCULPTURES)
- 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/