"Modeling
the Head in Clay"
You are Invited to a
Workshop Series with Clay Sculptor
BOB WAGAR
at
Ten Tuesdays
May 19 to July 21, 2009
1– 4 pm
Limited to 2 to 5 Students
$321
Plus materials &
firing fees (at cost) charged by the Center
The Workshop
“Modeling
the Head in Clay” is a nuts-and-bolts workshop to engage clay as a
sculptural medium and expand your range as artist. All skill levels are welcome. Enthusiasm required. All
classes are hands-on experiences with a student directed focus. Designed to teach clay modeling, you’ll find
that what you’ve learned in pottery (or for 2-D artists, any 2-D experience you
have) translates into 3-D clay sculpture.
Participants will be taught a pre-Picasso way to model the head in
clay. No clay or sculpture experience
necessary. No fancy formulas, no
gimmicks, no fashion art taught, just hands on fun, the real stuff. In the first class, we’ll do a small quick
study head after a demo. When that quick
study is leather hard, we’ll use it as a teaching aid to section, hollow, and
reassemble, then as a test tile to glaze and fire, or fire and apply a patina, using
Center glazes, clays and kilns. Then
we’ll get down to business.
The workshop consists of
ten lectures, demonstrations, and practical student experiences to advance
student skill, all designed with a view to “putting it all together,” and
guaranteed to turn potters into sculptors.
Because every lesson is a hands-on experience for the student, technical
mysteries that keep us all from making clay sculpture will shed away
naturally. As is always, your
willingness to work will likely be the best indicator of your success.
To promote learning and guarantee
learner success, the workshop is limited
to five students. Armatures, tools,
viewing the model in the round, anatomical structure, clay technicals, drying,
firing, presentation of finished work, and any student questions may be
explored. The $321 instruction fee includes lectures, handouts, demonstrations,
and individualized instruction. Participants are encouraged to bring to class any pottery tools they may
have, including a cut off wire, ribs, loop tools, sponge, a soft rag, plastic
bags, a small bucket for water, a container for scrap clay, an apron, plus if
you have them, an armature, a soft pointy brush, a paint brush (1-2” wide), and
a board roughly 12 inches square to be platform for our first project on the
first day. Please dress to work, wearing comfortable thick soled shoes.
.
The workshop is for those
with experience and beginners. Emphasis
is on observation, process, and developing skills. In addition to various
studies, one sculpture per student will be completed. Experienced modelers may accomplish more.
The Instructor Artist
Workshop leader Bob Wagar has
been professionally working with clay and exhibiting for almost 40 years. Thirteen years ago, to concentrate on his
sculptures, he set aside teaching ceramics at UNCA, Elderhostel at JC Campbell
Folk School, and demonstrations at The Folk Art Center, as well as art classes and
workshops to every age and ability. Now he’s back and ready to share with you
his expertise in figurative ceramic sculpture.
Mr. Wagar’s own work is founded upon letting go of the inner censor,
along with its self-importance, to make room for self-expression. Wagar says there’s nothing like working a
clay sculpture. No medium has the freedom,
sensitivity, or responsiveness of clay.
Because the key to clay sculpture is fun, Mr. Wagar will show you that
having fun with clay work is the method to get the best results. His work is in the permanent collections of
the
To Register
Questions:
Call Bob Wagar at 828-253-9773 (leave
your number and a message and he’ll return your call)
Email
Bob Wagar at wagarart@bellsouth.net