Classes
Your investment
Terms are five weeks long. You attend one 3-hour class per week for 5 weeks of that term. For more details please refer to the class schedule below. Classes are $450 and include tuition and use of basic tools. Classes which use a model include the model in the fees. Materials are not included. Payment must be made before the term start.
Class size
Classes are small to ensure personal attention is given to you. We have a maximum of 10 students in a class, but class sizes are often 6 to 8 students.
Student skill level
We have students of differing skill levels in the room together, all receiving the assistance that they require from the teacher. In addition, special beginner or advanced workshops are held throughout the year.
Models
We often work with professional artist models and this can vary from class to class. Poses are mostly selected in consultation with the model, so both students and our model have input. We generally run two alternating poses to provide variety and to allow the model a break from holding one position for the duration of a class.
Age restriction
If you are under 18 years old, you will need to be interviewed and have parental approval.
Class Structure
There are broadly two approaches to skill development for students.
Either a structured approach, focusing on incrementally learning and developing skills for accurately sculpting a form which is generally copied from either life, an existing sculpture or object, and/or photographs. This approach is excellent for those wishing to create proportionally accurate figurative sculptures of either people or animals, portraits etc.
The focus with this approach, is to master proportion, form and gesture first, before any refining is done.
Or a more freeform approach, where the student is less interested in accuracy and more focused on exploring creativity. A base level of the fundamental sculpting skills are still required for this approach, but it is often a more relaxing and playful approach. Both approaches are fantastic for stress relief.
With either approach, most students are generally working toward producing sculptures which they will either have fired, if made from clay, or have moulded and cast in bronze, glass, resin or other suitable medium. The classes cover sculpting techniques only, but we also run separate workshops on mould-making and TSS will have its own bronze and glass facility.
Special workshops
Throughout the year we run special workshops featuring guest sculptors or using a variety of different materials. The dates will be posted on our website.
Introduction to Sculpture Techniques. For beginners or those with limited experience. The workshop teaches fundamental sculpting techniques, basics of armatures and instruction on modelling a 3D form using the profiling method. This workshop is designed to provide you with practical skills for creating a sculpture and the confidence to continue with sculpting at home or in a class situation.
Advanced Studies. For those with more experience, we have various workshops which sometimes include using artist’s models, such as intensive life study and portraiture over two to five day periods.
Mould making. Takes you through the process of making a silicone rubber mould of your sculpture.
Introduction to Bronze Casting. Allows you to take one of your sculptures step by step through the bronze process. (Currently unavailable, though there is scope to see your piece at various stages of the bronze process)
Miscellaneous workshops and demonstrations. Various workshops and demonstrations will be available such as drawing, exploring different sculpting mediums, carving, relief sculpture, head studies, armatures etc. Guest sculptors also run workshops and do demonstrations. The workshops cater for beginners through to advanced sculptors and will be specified.
| Class schedule | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11.00am – 2.00pm |
| Wednesday | 11.00am – 2.00pm |
| Wednesday | 6.30pm – 9.30pm |
| Saturday | 10.00am – 1.00pm |