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INTRODUCTION TO COIL BUILDING WITH SEQUOIA BARNES 2024

Dates Wednesdays, 2 October – 23 October 2024*
*1-week gap 16 October for drying and firing
Time 10am – 1pm
Price £145 (£130.50)

Over three sessions, this course will introduce you to hand building sculptural forms using coil building techniques. 

Coiling involves creating long coils of clay that are used to create the bodies of unique sculptural forms and vessels. These coils are either left as is or smoothed for a more traditional surface. Both will be taught in this course. The pieces will be fired and glazed.

Suitable for beginners – no existing knowledge needed – and artists who have project ideas which they would like to develop in ceramic sculpture.

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WOOD RELIEF CARVING WITH ALEJANDRO LOPEZ 2024

Dates Wednesdays, 16 October – 20 November 2024
Time 1.30pm-4.30pm
Price £245 (£220.50) 

Learn to hand carve a relief panel in lime wood.
Over six weeks you will be introduced to the key techniques needed to add depth and shape to create a wood relief panel. You will be guided through the process from transferring your preparatory designs to completing the carving in relief.

Suitable for beginners and more experienced carvers as well.

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Pale clay artwork in progress by Sequoia Barnes in relation to the coil building course.
Brown clay artwork in progress by Sequoia Barnes in relation to the coil building course.