Join Brent Sumner for a fun, creative workshop to create a large free form sculpture for the garden. Each workshop begins with a demonstration and individual practice at using Darjit for free-form sculpture. Next, the techniques for creating the skeletal forms for large sculpture are demonstrated. Wire netting and steel bars, are typically used for skeletal forms, which can also be made from recycled material such as buckets and old furniture.
A wide variety of effects can be achieved with Darjit, including embedded mosaic patterns, impressed patterns, textured finishes and hand crafted fine details. Come with an idea or two of a form to create. Brent Sumner will be available to help each participant with technique and construction approaches for their individual design.
Participants can come with a project in mind or be spontaneously inspired. This workshop will take students through the steps to complete a sculpture for their garden, courtyard or deck. There are endless possibilities of what can be made. Students will each complete a sculpture to take home.
To sculpt the final shape a plaster compound called Darjit! will be used. This is a plaster compound similar to clay in texture. It is versatile and very easy to use. It is a 100% recycled plaster product - environmentally friendly, lightweight and fantastic for large-scale work. For more info on Brent and Darjit: www.sculptureparty.com or www.darjit.com
Class will be held outside so students should have some warm clothes, sunhats, sunscreen etc in case of weather changes!
*To Bring List*
1 Lunch
2 Gloves-Tight fitting smooth gardening, latex or vinyl for plastering and leather for working with mesh
3 Wire cutters, pliers
4 Offcut of ply, old blanket or drop cloth to work on and take your sculpture home.
5 Warm clothing-sunscreen-hats
6 Marbles, mosaic pieces, stones, shells, trinkets, metal, sheet metal, found objects: if you want to incorporate these into your sculpture.
7 Recycled form if required i.e.: old chair, polystyrene, buckets, preferably not wood.
8 Clay working tools
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