Sculpt-A-Pet with Logan Reynolds
Sculpt-A-Pet with Logan Reynolds
Explore the art of crafting animal sculptures through handbuilding techniques, capturing the essence of your cherished pet (real or imagined)! Simply bring a photo of your beloved companion, whether it’s a dog, cat, fish, lizard, hamster, or any other creature. This course delves into solid-building methods, detailing and texturing tools & techniques, as well as surface treatments tailored for non-functional ceramic sculpture.
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Skill Level: Two (Beginner-Intermediate)
Requirements: Having completed Introduction to Handbuilding or similar experience
Explore the art of crafting animal sculptures through handbuilding techniques, capturing the essence of your cherished pet (real or imagined)! Simply bring a photo of your beloved companion, whether it’s a dog, cat, fish, lizard, hamster, or any other creature. This course delves into solid-building methods, detailing and texturing tools & techniques, as well as surface treatments tailored for non-functional ceramic sculpture.
Week 1: Bring images, look over / discuss example work, tool talk, begin solid-building demo, make maquette
Week 2: Continue wet-work, look at and discuss surface options, discuss hollowing out and reassembling a solid-built form
Week 3: Final day for wet work (should be finished and drying by the end of class), discuss surface texture
Week 4: Surface treatment day
Included with class:
20lbs cone 6 clay
Firings of all work made during the course
Studio access outside of class time during the following hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00AM-9:00PM, Friday-Sunday 10:00AM-6:00PM
You will need to bring:
Clay tools. If you don’t already have some, here are the tools we recommend purchasing:
