2008 Limestone Symposium
Curriculum
Sessions I &
II workshops will
focus on
specialized skills, such as lettering, design, splitting blocks, and
other
techniques. Both sessions feature a
similar curriculum with different guest instructors.
Work On Your Own
Session provides
unstructured carving time with forklift availability, air and
electricity.
New
Workshops for 2008!
Carving the Figure
June 15 - 21, 2008
With
George Bauer
This
dynamic
workshop will provide students with studio and onsite opportunities to
develop
and hone their figure carving skills. Students
will craft a proportional armature in the studio
and then work
in limestone on the site from the armature model.
Curriculum for
Carving the Figure
Day
One: Eight hours
working with a model (four hours drawing, four hours making armature
from
drawings, using heavy gauge aluminum wire, a wooden board, screws and
nails)
Day
Two: Six hours
modeling figure in foil and Sculpty
Day
Three: Roughing
out figure on site with instruction.
Day
Four: Roughing
out figure on site with instruction.
Day
Five: Carving
with instruction
Tuition
for Carving
the Figure - $ 400
Beginner’s
Workshop:
Day
I: This workshop will cover basic
tools, roughing out and working from a maquette or drawing.
Day
II: This workshop will introduce
carving techniques, how to move stone around and basic principles of
sculpting.
Tution
for Beginner’s
Workshop is included in
registration fee
Typical Daily
Schedule
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:30 AM
Power
On
9:00AM-11:30 AM
Workshops
12:00 – 12:30 PM
Lunch,
Power Off
12:30 PM
Power
On
1:00 PM
Mill Tour
2:00 PM- 6:00PM
Individualized
Instruction
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