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Terra cotta is a rich and sensual earthen clay that has been used to make three-dimensional forms for centuries. Working from a live model, this two-weekend-long workshop will provide basic instruction in construction of the human form with water-based clay, with and without the use of supporting temporary armatures. Emphasis will be placed on proportion, rudimentary anatomy, and design/composition, utilizing representational and abstract forms. Initially, participants will be guided to create several bozetti: clay sculpture sketches that will serve as reference material for the final sculpture, to be completed on the last day of the workshop. Participants will have the option to have their work fired by the artist, which can be picked up at a later date.
Directions to the artist’s studio will be supplied upon registration.
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| Heather Blume received her BFA summa cum laude in Painting from the University of North Florida in 1992, and her MFA cum laude in Sculpture from the New York Academy of Art in 1994. She has been a working artist and arts educator for the past twelve years, teaching courses and intensive workshops in drawing, painting and sculpture at art institutions including the University of North Florida, Cape Cod Community College, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, and with Il Chiostro Company, in Lake Garda, Italy. Blumes’ mixed-media works have been featured in exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Cape Cod, and throughout Europe. Blume is the recipient of several awards including an Artist’s Award from the Vermont Studio Center and her work is held within public collections, including the Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA; and the British Museum, London, England. Blume is represented in the north east at The Wit Gallery, Lennox, MA; The Field Gallery on Martha’s Vineyard, MA; and the Medialia Gallery, New York, NY. Her work can also be viewed on-line at www.heatherblume.com |
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