Sculpture in Clay
Dates: 6/25/2011 - 7/2/2011
Location: Tuscan Renaissance Center
Instructor: Peter Rubino
Price: $2,495 
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Spend a week in Tuscany working with master sculptor, Peter Rubino,
author of The Portrait in Clay
This workshop will be held on a working vineyard in the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany between Siena and Florence. We will have our own full-time studio, clay from the region and an option to have our work fired and shipped at the end of the week. We will also make excursions in the area to view sculpture of the Renaissance masters. Come with us and enjoy authentic Tuscan food and wine from the area and the lush scenery that you only find in Italy.
Students will learn Rubino`s easy-to-follow step by step method of sculpting the portrait, figure and abstract compositions using water based clay. The sculptural foundation of the human form will be presented in a new and exciting sculptural language consisting of simple shapes and planes combined with anatomy. Peter`s inspiring teaching style incorporates using surface texture techniques while building solid forms to create powerful compositions with dynamic movement and rich contours.
Students are encouraged to move at their own pace while working with live models and exploring new concepts. Daily lessons and demos are designed to help students achieve their goals and develop an individual artistic style. Students are invited to use sculpting studio after class to develop new works or practice class lessons.
Enrollment is strictly limited. Contact us soon if you are interested.
Note: this workshop is Sunday to Sunday (departure after breakfast on July 11, 2010)
Price and Fees: $2,495 p/p plus $100* materials fee.
Non-participant fee $2,195.
Supplements: $550 for single room; $150 p/p for suite, if available
* Materials fee waived if registered by 1/30/10.
Includes:
- 5 days of 4 1/2 hour classes with Peter
- Studio available for independent work day and evening
- Live model for each class
- Shared double room in restored monastery
- Daily traditional breakfast and dinner, including wine
- Daily coffee break/snacks during studio class
- Workshop tuition
- Excursion to Siena
- Chianti Classico winery tour with tasting
- Day trip to Florence (independent visit to David by Michelangelo)
- Transfer from Florence to San Fedele
- Non-participant activities: while the others are in class we will organize short visits to local hilltowns, a 1-day cooking class for lunch, and access to all excursions planned for the sculptors
- Daily model Fee
- Clay
- Sculpture stands with armature for portrait work
- Sculpting boards for figurative and abstract work
- Clay tapping blocks
- Full, exclusive use of studio day and evening
- Airfare
- Sculpting tools
- Lunch (lite lunch available for 15 euros when we are not out on excursions)
- Museum entry fees
- Independent meals and sight-seeing
