This course intends to provide a basic understanding of sculpting a human figure in clay. Students will learn about proportions, anatomy, and modeling techniques by observing a live model. This is an opportunity to build a full figure, portrait, or fragment. We will work with an armature (standing pose first five sessions) and without (reclining pose second five sessions). Work on an armature must be cast (cannot be fired). Works built solid can be hollowed out and then fired. This will be explained in more depth during the first class. Everybody is welcome and beginners are encouraged!

What you will learn:
1. Techniques of observation and modeling in clay
2. Methods and materials for additive and reductive sculpting with clay
3. Anatomy, structure, and proportions
4. Options for finalizing and formalizing figurative sculptures

Firing Schedule: Sculpture students are welcome to fire finished work in our Ceramics Studio. Finished work may not be on an armature and must be bone dry before firing. Therefore, sculpture students are encouraged to bring finished work home at the end of the term and bring it back to campus the following term for firing. Additional questions about firing sculpture works can be directed to Scott Cooper, Senior Studio Technician at scooper@fleisher.org.