Portrait Modelling with Ben Swift

A full day weekend workshop with skilled ceramic sculptor, Ben Swift.

During the 6 hour workshop you will, with guidance and demonstrations from your tutor:

Model a small self/portrait head in Terracotta.
Learn about proportions of the head.
Build up a basic head form on a simple armature support.
Use modelling tools to construct the features.
Create surface details: hair, skin etc.
Finish and prepare the piece for the kiln.!
Teacher is Ben Swift

Ben is a ceramic artist and ceramics teacher based in Dulwich. His work explores both figurative, geometric and organic subjects with emphasis on process: construction, throwing, casting and fabrication, thus creating rhythms, textures and forms. These are expressed through the treatment of a variety of media. Most often he employs ceramics but he also combines constructed metals and found objects. Recent work has begun to compose disparate elements as assemblages.

Cost is £150

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