Thinking figuratively with porcelain; teaching technique and encouraging imagination. Working with figurative porcelain will challenge you to see porcelain in a new light and explore its expressive potential.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Over the weekend, you will learn techniques for sculpting and molding porcelain. You will also learn how to experiment with different textures and shapes to create truly unique and imaginative pieces. By the end of the two days, you'll have created thoughtful and imaginative sculptures.
Explore the endless possibilities of figurative porcelain and unleash your creativity. Ceramicist Sophie Woodrow will help you hone your skills, challenge your thinking, and inspire your imagination.
Participants in the workshop will engage with a balance of technical and creative exercises, that will help them to meet the challenges of working with porcelain, and allows them to explore the exciting potential of this surprising material. You will complete a technical piece, helping you to develop a repertoire of decorative techniques, and teaching you how to give your works structural integrity.
You will also be assisted in making your own piece of work that is your response to figuration. Ceramicist Sophie will be on hand to help technically, and discuss any of the ideas that may be inspiring you to make. We will explore the relationship between clay and the body, the ceramic vessel and figurative sculpture. Sophie will also discuss the underlying themes that inspire her ceramics from making "psychological portraiture" to using "porcelain as a celebration of light".
Students will gain the confidence to use porcelain as a hand-building material, and be given the opportunity to reflect on the next place their creativity may take them. This workshop is for those who have some experience in working with clay, but not necessarily porcelain. Those who want to take a moment to expand their practise, both technically and perceptively.
MEET THE TUTOR
Sophie Woodrow is a ceramic artist. Working in porcelain, she hand builds delicate and ethereal animal and human forms.
Each figure that Sophie makes begins with a small porcelain thumb pot, that is coiled and pinched, as it grows upwards the clay is incised, imprinted and modelled to create a richly textured surface. This is finished with eyes, two black holes that show us the dark space inside. She describes her figures as “psychological portraits”, inviting us to meditate on the relationship between our inner and outward reality, she explains, “I think of bodies as permeable and unstable, as impressions and sensations flow around and through us.
Through Sophie’s work we are given a moment to reflect on our personhood as individuals, and the place we hold within the many social and natural systems that sustain us.
Tutor Sophie Woodrow
Tutor: Sophie Woodrow
Date & Time: Sat 29th Mar, 10am - 4pm & Sun 30th Mar 10am - 3pm
Venue: Wheel Studio, New Brewery Arts
PRICE:
Residential Option (including 2-night stay)
£420 (£0.00 VAT)
Non-residential Option (includes lunch)
£280 (£0.00 VAT)
Who is this for?
This workshop is for those who have a little experience in working with clay, but not necessarily porcelain. Those who want to take a moment to expand their practise, both technically and perceptively.
This workshop is for those aged 18 and over.
What you will need:
Please bring an apron or clothes to get messy in. All materials are provided.
Firing of one piece per person is included. Your finished piece will glazed in a transparent glaze. We will contact you when your work is ready for collection, up to 6 weeks later.
Accommodation
If you choose the residential option, you will be staying in our stylish accommodation on site, The Barrel Store. You will each have a room of your own. The residential option includes a 2-night stay for both Friday & Saturday night.
An additional 1-night stay on the Sunday is an optional extra.
Catering
This weekend residential course includes breakfast and lunch as well as teas, coffees and homemade cake.
For your evening meal, you will have access to a fully equipped kitchen in your accommodation. Alternatively, we have a number of recommendations for eateries in Cirencester.
If you are attending the 2-day ‘Non-residential Option’ lunch on both days is included in the ticket price, as well as teas, coffees and homemade cake.
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