Let’s Carve Stone – Design, carve, and polish your own sculpture in alabaster during this 1-day workshop class under the tutelage of professional stone sculptor, Jyl Bonaguro.
Using traditional manual tools like a hammer, point, flat and tooth chisels along with rasps you will learn:
- Techniques for Blocking
- Techniques for Detailing
- Finishing a stone sculpture in alabaster
Details: Adults Only. No previous experience is required to participate. Tools for sculpture students are provided through the generosity of the Awesome Foundation. Workshop fee includes one small block of alabaster, tools for carving, safety glasses, gloves and dust masks. If you are sensitive to noise, then you are encouraged to bring your own earplugs. Lunch is not included – BYOL
Additional Materials Fee collected at time of class: $95
About Alabaster: Instead of harder stone grades like marble or limestone, students will carve Alabaster. Alabaster is a lightly colored, translucent, soft stone that has been used throughout the world for stone objects. Since ancient times, it has been used to create small items like perfume bottles to life size statues. Its softness makes it a perfect beginner carving stone, while the translucency makes it quite beautiful as a piece of art.
About Workshop 4200: Since 2015, Workshop 4200 has provided a much needed home for all kinds of creators: makers, builders, artists, teachers, performers, designers, engineers, and innovators. Jyl Bonaguro has had her professional sculpture studio here since 2016.