Sculpture Classes in Boston, MA

Learn how to carve stone (alabaster) and learn all parts of this fascinating ancient medium.  Beginning/intermediate/advanced students are all welcomed. You will learn the whole process of stone carving from the beginning chisels, to the files and finishing process. Students are encouraged and helped to produce the type of work that interests...

Explore volume, space, line, and texture to discover how each relates to building and carving three-dimensional forms. Work with plasticine, wax, wood, and stone with a concentration on abstract forms and the human torso.   Students are responsible for providing their own supplies.

Glass Blowing Experiences are safe and fun with little time commitment. Each experience lasts about 15min to 20min (except for glasses which are 30-40min) With the help of an instructor; you will create a beautiful piece of glass. Our projects consist of glass paperweights, ornaments, floats, flowers, hearts, and glasses. You can expect to add color,...

Focus on a combination of hand-building and throwing on wheel, as well as mastering glazing techniques. Excellent facilities and individual instruction by a professional studio potter. Class is for beginners to intermediate. Fee includes clay, glazes, firing.

Come enjoy your morning java and dig into clay in this workshop designed to let your creative juices flow! Students will learn to use simple molds along with basic ceramic construction techniques to make a useful or sculptural piece of art! All materials included.

Bring your partner and get your hands dirty during this evening designed to let your creative side go wild! Work together to make a joint project or create individual pieces side by side. Two perfect date nights for you and your valentine.

This workshop is for beginners who want to try their hand in sculpture. Students will make a small sculpture from a live/nude model exploring a blocking method approach to the figure using clay.  Students are responsible for providing their own supplies.

Study the anatomy and gesture of a live model in a variety of poses.  Practice short studies to explore themes of abstraction and interpretation. Using a wire armature, form the figure, then create a sculpture using Klean Klay (a form of plasticine). The class will have the same model for two weeks in the same pose.

Spring is here. Celebrate the end of winter with a week of making. This week typically coincides with Rocket Day (on a Saturday), sculpture building, and the Cambridge Science Festival for piles of DIY goodness.

Explore clay and color from a new perspective in this relaxing and enriching class. Through a series of evocative exercises, we will create work that expresses personal images, using line, color and form, working on soft clay, paper and bisque-fired pieces. Students will learn basic hand-building techniques and take home work that reflects their...

This workshop is for beginners who want to try their hand in sculpture. Students will make a small sculpture from a live/clothed model exploring a blocking method approach to portrait using clay.   Students are responsible for providing their own supplies.

Learn the ancient art of stone carving with alabaster. Students learn how to see a sculpture in the stone and how to make it come alive. Hand tools such as chisels, files and hammers will be utilized.  Price includes a piece of stone.

Using basic tools and techniques, learn hand-held carving, including shaping, detailing and whittling. Understand basic approaches to full round and relief mode, paving the way to create decorative elements for furniture and small sculptural objects. Choose a small project to finish in the workshop or at home.  Bring your own tools (basic carving...