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Stone Carving Workshop

Unleash your creativity and master the art of sculpting with stone in this hands-on workshop led by a professional sculptor. Explore the techniques of blocking, detailing, and finishing as you create a stunning masterpiece. No experience is necessary!

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  • 16 and older
  • $85
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  • 4200 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL
  • 6 hours & 30 minutes

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  • $85/person
  • 6 hours & 30 minutes
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Class Description

Description

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.

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be submitted to [email protected] 3 business days prior to the program’s start date and time. The registration fee will be refunded less a 10 percent processing charge. A refund is issued in the form of a credit on file (to be used for future programs).

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Reviews of Classes at Jyl Bonaguro (44)

(5.0-star rating across 44 reviews)
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Jyl is a real pro. Master carver, great teacher. Well-designed introduction to stone carving.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    A great class and juyl gave us plenty if personalized attention. Would highly recommend.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    I recommend this class at every level. The artist-teacher is excellent at managing students of different skills and making sure we're all safe and having fun. She is a brilliant thinker (who will explain how stonecarving is a uniquely reductive art, where you take something away instead of adding to), but is also so chill and welcoming to all kinds of students from all kinds of backgrounds. The stonecarving craft itself is a meditative experience, especially once you can wrap your mind around the fact that you're creating something new out of a natural material which is thousands of years old. But it's always creative, always active, always fun. The teacher's knowledge and artistry is everywhere, and the more you absorb the more you'll love the craft and the class. Look on the walls and floor and tables of her studio, ask her questions, and most of all, Listen to her stories. There is so much information, integrated in her life's work! In that one day I felt like I walked away with a month of stonecarving education. This is also the kind of class which will give more everytime you take it. I fully intend to take it again when I have the funds, and if I am ever wealthy somehow, I will go broke hiring Jyl to make beautiful things in marble.
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  • Stone Carving Workshop

    The stone carving workshop with Jyl Bonaguro was excellent and made for an amazing day! The class is thoughtfully designed, guiding you through the use of various chisels and tools, and how to apply each step from initial shaping to final polishing. Jyl’s pre-class advice to consider an abstract design was very helpful, as it allowed me to experience the full process and focus on the fundamentals. I arrived with a clear idea, and after sketching, Jyl confirmed it was ideal for the timeline. I was thrilled with the outcome and left with a beautiful, highly polished sculpture that closely matched my vision. Whether you have an arts background or are just curious, this class is very approachable. The day flew by in a flow state, but Jyl kept us on track to ensure everyone completed their pieces. Each participant created a unique, beautiful sculpture, and it was clear everyone enjoyed themselves. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone interested in learning the basics of stone carving or simply looking for a rewarding, hands-on experience. Five stars!
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  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Jyl hosted an amazing class! It was intimate, well-paced, and great for absolute beginners. I walked away proud of what I accomplished and genuinely surprised with my results. She’s clearly an excellent instructor and knows the craft inside and out. So much fun!
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  • Stone Carving Workshop

    The main thing preventing this from being a five star review is HOLY CRAP THIS IS NOT FOR THE WEAK. Hammering a chisel into stone, as it turns out, will take a lot of energy out of you. Apart from that, the traditional sculpting techniques of using pointed, toothed, and flat chisels before filing, sanding, and polishing were covered.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Excellent class. Learned a ton, created a piece that was way better than I even thought possible in one day, and am really excited to try some more stone carving. Jyl was a great teacher, giving helpful guidance and giving personal attention to each student and their project. Highly recommend this course and might even take it again now that I know more and can learn better.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    If you ever care to entertain that crazy thought you once had about carving stone…Jyl Bonaguro is the artist you should meet. Really like that this hands-on class is held in her working studio in Chicago where you’re surrounded by inspirational projects both finished and in-progress. All of them beautiful. Also like that this introductory course is just six hours in length (all you need for a first taste) and that the pricing is beyond reasonable for what you get. Jyl gets you right into the work and moves from person-to-person coaching each one individually until you all finish the day with newly found skills and instincts. She knows her stuff and knows how to get you there too. I looked for a stone class for a while before settling on Jyl. Know I made the right choice. Don’t hesitate to jump in. HIGHLY recommended.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Great class. Jyl was very helpful and answered all the questions we had during our class. Love the finished product we made. Hope to do stone carving again.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Class was a great introduction to stone carving from an artist who is an expert in the medium. Class was well thought out, taxing on the body, but a great experience overall. Jyl was kind and created a wonderful space to create.
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  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Had a great day in class with Jyl. She kept us all on track with great instruction and tips. Highly recommend this class.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Absolutely phenomenal class! I've developed a whole new level of appreciation for the art. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to explore their creative side and delve deeper into this captivating art form! Teacher is amazing and truly passionate. I will be back.
  • Stone Carving Workshop

    Jyl is amazing! I had so much fun learning to sculpt at this class. Really liked the small class size very intimate and you get a lot of 1:1 assistance as you create your masterpiece. Highly recommend.
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  • Stone Carving Workshop

    I had an absolutely great time. Jyl is an amazing teacher, and thanks to her I've made great progress in just a matter of one day. She really understood what I was trying to build, and helped me throughout the day to get there. I highly recommend the course.
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The Stone Carving Workshop offers an engaging and challenging learning experience that students find hugely satisfying. Guided by a talented artist and excellent instructor named Jyl, students received personalized attention to gain a solid understanding of the tools and procedures of stone carving. Despite being a beginners' class, the progression the students witnessed from start to finish was quite astounding. Through the course, students developed a deeper appreciation for the skills and dedication required in stone carving. It was an intensive learning experience that demanded physical effort which, for many, resulted its own rewards. By the end of the class, all the students were able to successfully complete and take home their individual stone carved pieces. Quotes: 1. "Got to learn all the tools & steps of stone carving and ask every question I had with ample one on one instruction time!" 2. "New appreciation for the skill and dedication stone carving requires. Prepare for hard work!!!" 3. "I was pretty amazed at what we were all able to accomplish in a single day."

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Jyl Bonaguro

Jyl Bonaguro, Artist … Sculptor … Playwright... is a self taught sculptor and playwright in Chicago, specializing in carving Italian marble by hand. Often working spontaneously, Jyl Bonaguro has a modern approach to the ancient art of stone carving that diverges from the formal academic approach....

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The workshop is located in studio 17A for Jyl Bonaguro in the Workshop 4200 building. Please enter via the main entrance on Tripp Ave thru the double glass doors.

Parking is free in the lot or on Diversey & Tripp Avenues.

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