Description
Learn modelling techniques and experience the pleasure of working with clay to create a farmyard animal. We will be working on a small chicken or duck, looking at texture and surface and what it suggests. I will show you how to construct and model small details that will bring your animal alive. You should also have time to make a small head of any animal you like using the same techniques however, you must bring with you plenty of source material for you to refer to.
Please arrive around 9.00 – 9.15 and hopefully we should get going soon after that. I am not able to provide lunch for any of my courses but I have a fridge, microwave and kettle in the workshop. I will supply tea, coffee and cold drinks, and also biscuits and maybe a cake if my Mum is around. There is ice-cream available from the shop next door. There will be regular breaks throughout the day and the class will finish at 5.00pm
Preparation
To make your head you should bring some plenty of source material including photographs from different angles. Drawings are a good resource if possible as they make you look, even plastic toy models help.
Materials included in the course fee:
The course fee includes the cost of all clay, simple oxide wash for glazing and firing costs
Things to bring
An apron
Resource material
If you have any tools please bring them but don’t worry if you don’t have any.
A box if you plan to take your animal home with you
Your lunch
Keith Sloan (verified owner) –
Had a really enjoyable day. Jon got us to do one animal following his instruction and another of our own choice. Make sure you bring reference material with views from as many angles as possible, I made the mistake of only bringing front views. Wish I had had somebody like Jon as an Art teacher when I was at school. Immediately signed up for the next five day course. Very please with results.