Short Courses May - October 2013 - West Dean College

Cathy MilesPage 8Taster DaysSummer 2013For more informationplease see pages 8–10TutorsSCULPTUREWire sculpture with found materialsSeptember 15–183D4070 | £314 | NEW |Create your own small metal sculpture usingiron wire and found materials. Techniquesinclude drawing in wire using pliers andsoldering. You’ll start with set projects whiletechniques are demonstrated and then progresson to your own work.CATHY MILESMaking garden vessels or sculpturesin metalSeptember 27–29WE4103 | £244 |Please see page 36 for further information.MIKE SAVAGESculpture from scrap usingblacksmithing techniquesOctober 7–114D4129 | £428 |Please see page 36 for further information.PETER PARKINSONAn introduction to sculpture – addingand taking awayOctober 18–20WE4150 | £222 |A practical introduction to sculptural formwhich explores ‘building up’ (modelling wax/clay) and ‘taking away’ (carving clay/introducingsoft stone). You create considered work withbalance and energy. Discussion is diverse andsupportive of continued exploration.JON EDGARJOHN BLAKELEY is a classically trained sculptorand has worked in the film industry for 25 years,alongside private and public commissions, includingwork for Madame Tussauds.ANDREW BROWN studied Fine Art at Edinburghspecialising in sculpture. He has won a numberof prestigious awards including sculpture prizes atthe Royal Scottish Academy and Royal GlasgowInstitute’s annual exhibitions.JON EDGAR trained at The Frink School and haswork in collections in the UK and abroad. His workincludes closely-observed terracotta portraits andorganic, abstract, direct carvings.IAN EDWARDS is a sculptor in clay and woodof figures and animals. Following a traditionalapprenticeship in woodcarving, he now runs asuccessful studio and exhibits work worldwide.PAULA HAUGHNEY is a full-time sculptor based inLondon. She recently carved four stone animals forChichester Nursery and Children’s Centre and theCompass Rose for Fairland Park in Haringey.BRENDAN HESMONDHALGH, an animal andfigurative sculptor in clay, trained at Edinburgh ArtSchool. He aims to encapsulate the real essence ofsubjects through personal experiences.SIMON KEELEY trained as a stonemason, and in2003 completed an Art in Architecture MA. He haswon many prestigious commissions and has work inWestminster Abbey.IAN MCKAY graduated in 3D design fromBuckinghamshire Chilterns University College andspecialises in mechanical toys. Recent commissionsinclude a large piece for Hove Museum.CATHY MILES is a metalsmith who uses wireand found materials to depict creatures and otherobjects from the everyday. She has written a bookon wire sculpture that was published in 2009.ROBERT RACE, an established maker of automataand simple wooden toys, is an active member of theBritish Toymakers Guild. He exhibits his work widely.JOHN ROBERTS, a master puppeteer, founded theleading touring puppet troupe ‘Puppetcraft’ in 1990.He has run woodcarving courses for over 30 yearsteaching freehand carving learnt in China.ANDREW SMITH, an experienced artist, craftsmanand tutor, trained at the Royal College of Art. Hehas a large portfolio of architectural commissions,from sculpture to functional metalwork.JO SWEETING is a sculptor and letter carver andis part of the Skelton Workshops group in Ditchling.She trained in Fine Art at Leeds and Sheffield andnow teaches, exhibits and works to commission.SHANE WHITEHEAD manages a bronze foundry inDorset whilst sculpting his own work in bronze. Heoriginally worked in graphic design where his interestin ornament was fostered.Sculpting with forged steelOctober 24–27LW4167 | £339 |Explore steel’s potential for sculptural form asyou exploit its unique qualities on this dynamicworkshop. Fabrication and forging skills –underpinned by historical references – are taughtin a way designed to enable you to capture asense of rhythm and presence in your projects.ANDREW SMITHLife sculpting in clayOctober 27–314D4177 | £438 | NEW |Learn the challenges of working from a lifemodel to produce a one third life size standingfigure in clay. You are shown how to preparea basic armature and how to carefully controlyour clay whilst looking at anatomy, form andsurface as you build your sculpture. The figure isthen hollowed out ready for firing.ANDREW BROWN0844 4994408 | bookingsoffice@westdean.org.uk | on-line booking at www.westdean.org.uk47