Mixed Material Sculpture (tuition-free)
Adult Tuition-Free Class | FULL (Membership Required)
Learn how to use a variety of materials and objects as mediums for sculpture. Experimental techniques using basic hand tools on plaster, wood and recycled materials will be covered as well as artistic issues of composition and content.
What you will learn:
1. Learn how to mix plaster to be poured into a mold and to be applied directly to a surface.
2. Learn to use safety equipment including goggles, dust masks, proper clothing and gloves where necessary.
3. Learn how to use hand-held power tools. Use of a drill, jigsaw, sander and Dremel tools will be covered in class.
4. Learn how to use hand tools such as taps and pop rivets to join materials such as plastic and sheet metal to other surfaces.
5. Use of mechanical strategies (as opposed to using glue) will be discussed for joining materials and you will learn to evaluate these strategies in the form of group critiques.
• Participants must have a valid Fleisher membership.
Your studio fee includes the use of studio materials, but you are required to purchase some additional supplies. The instructor will discuss additional supplies and where they can be purchased in class.
Bring on the first day:
• Goggles (we recommend the full eye coverage versions with elastic to hold in place)
All other supplies will be discussed in class, but we will be using: box cutter, Sure forms, drywall sanding screen
-