Five-week art course with tutor Sarah John to hand-sculpt a hollow ceramic bust from a live model.
Exeter Phoenix is running a five-week clay portrait course starting Wednesday 4 November, where you'll hand-sculpt a hollow ceramic bust from a live model. It's held in the Top Studio, and the sessions run every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm to 4.30pm — 4, 11, 18, and 25 November, plus 2 December.
The course starts with the basics of building a three-dimensional form, and from there it moves into anatomy, gesture, and expression. You'll be working from a live model, so you're observing a real person rather than a photo, and the end result is a hollow bust rather than a solid lump of clay. All the materials you'll need are provided, so you don't have to bring your own kit. One thing to keep in mind: the course doesn't fire the finished piece at the Phoenix, so you'll need to sort out the firing elsewhere if you want it turned into permanent ceramic.
Sarah John leads the sessions. She's a practising ceramics and fine artist and a regular tutor at the Phoenix, and her work centres on observing human and natural form in both 2D and 3D media. If you've seen her around the building before, this is a good chance to actually get in a studio with her.
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It costs £135, or £115 if you're eligible for the lower rate, plus a £1.50 ticketing system charge. While you're there, you get 10% off food and hot drinks at the Cafe Bar, which is a handy perk for those mid-afternoon breaks. The sessions run from 2pm to 4.30pm on Wednesdays, 4 November through to 2 December.
