March 10th Introduction to Stone Carving
Private Lessons in Stone Carving
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In depth Intro course for those without experience and those who love the group atmosphere with lots of demonstrations and one-on-one assistance. This course uses Soapstone or Alabaster and traditional stone carving hand tools.
OBJECTIVE: To complete your own stone sculpture from concept to final presentation in an easy step by step process!
What you will learn:
- Material properties for different stones
- Techniques using hammer and chisels and specialized tools
- Developing 3D concepts and how to see them in the block
- Step by step process of stone removal (subtraction)
- Chisels: points, claw, flat, rondell
- Files: rasps, riflers, diamond vs steel
- Marks and textures
- Sanding, polishing, types of waxes, oils ...
- Finished Presentation: bases and pinning
....many people have taken this course with zero experience in the arts and have completed beautiful sculptures!
Oliver has been sculpting with stone for 14 years and teaching stone carving for over 5 years. He brings his experience in carving numerous types of stone and enthusiasm for the material to each class.
All tools provided
Choice of Soapstone or Alabaster$280
$40 material fee
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If you are looking for one-to-one instruction for a specific project, or would like to try a range of sculpture mediums...
... and if you have an unpredictable schedule,
then we can develop a sculpture program to get you going!
No experience needed
most tools provided