​Students will learn how to:
• Roll and shape sculptural slabs
• Use patterns to build a hollow base for the head and torso
• Sculpt the major planes of the face and body
• Add and refine eyes, nose, mouth, ears, shoulders, and gesture
• Develop individual expression, style, and texture
• Prepare work safely for electric-kiln firing

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This class includes demonstrations, step-by-step guidance, and supportive critique. Whether your style leans realistic, abstract, or symbolic, you’ll finish with a meaningful, personal figurative sculpture ready for firing.

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• Skill Level: Beginners welcome

• Intermediate students encouraged
• Materials: Sculptural clay included
• Final Project: One slab-built sculpture (head + torso), bisque fired in our studio kiln
• Duration: 3 days, 9 am to 4 pm

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What to Bring:

• An apron or clothes you don't mind getting dirty

• Closed-toe shoes

• A small towel for your hands

• A water bottle

• A notebook and pencil (optional, for sketches and notes)

• Any reference photos or inspiration images for your project (printed or on your phone)

• Your favorite sculpting tools, if you have them (optional)
  
  Cariku Art Lab offers a selection of basic sculpting tools for purchase at the studio for students who prefer to buy locally. We also have a limited number of shared tools available for use during class for students who may not yet have their own. Students are encouraged to bring personal tools.
   

We provide:

• Clay

• Texture tools and molds

• Use of all studio equipment

• Bisque Kiln firing

• Guidance and demonstrations throughout the class

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Join us for a deeply creative and rewarding process, an exploration of the human form through clay, memory, and imagination!