Flickinger Studios
190 Rockfish School Ln., Studio 9
Afton, Virginia  22920
(434) 361-2126
Nelson County

 

December 12 - 14, 2008 Workshop
Figure in Clay
The focus of this workshop is on the anatomy of the figure, gesture and proportion. The gesture is the core of any figurative work and so the essential movement, rhythm and flow of the pose will be stressed.  To this end we will sculpt several very quick figures as a preliminary exercise.  
There are many ways of visualizing three-dimensional form.  This class will explore various ways to heighten the participant's awareness of three-dimensional perception issues such as the optimal points of view to see gesture, proportion, form or edge.  We will discuss what lighting is best to see form, texture or detail. There are approaches to measuring that are integral to figure sculpting.  The choice of tools to solve particular problems will also be addressed. Sculpting the figure, hollowing out & finishing techniques will all be demonstrated.
We will be sculpting a reclining or seated figure in terra cotta.  It will be suitable for firing or moldmaking.  Use of tools to achieve various types of surfaces will be explored as well as the engineering aspects of building small figures in clay.
Tools will be available for use and work boards will be provided.
An expressive pose will be chosen.
Friday, 12/12/08 - Sunday, 12/14/08
10:00 AM- 6:00 PM / includes 1-1/2hr lunch break
$330 include model fee & 2 bags of clay
A 50% deposit is required to reserve your place in class.  It is 100% refundable as long as you cancel 3 weeks (21 days) or more before the first day of the workshop. If you cancel less than 3 weeks before the workshop begins, the deposit is nonrefundable and will not be prorated.

 

 

 

 

"I started doing portraiture in response to a need for expressive faces on my larger sculptures. It wasn't long before I found I liked doing portraits for their own sake. There is a real challenge in trying to capture a likeness and some aspects of the model's personality. There is beauty and character abounding in every person's face. Getting to know each person who sits for me is a large part of exploring this. Not so much the details of their story as the way the expressions play across their face as they talk. The ultimate aspiration of portraiture is to reflect a little of the subject's soul during the creation of the physical likeness."

-Charles E. Flickinger

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