Figurative Clay Workshop: Venture into the Art of Realism and Abstraction

Name: Figurative Clay Workshop: Venture into the Art of Realism and Abstraction
Start: 2024-10-03T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-03T12:00:00-05:00
Location: 1050 World's Fair Park Dr SW, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37916

Schedule

Thu Oct 03 2024 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1050 World's Fair Park Dr SW, Knoxville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37916 | Knoxville, TN

This four-part workshop begins with learning how to sculpt a realist figure with a focus on anatomy and movement. The next step will evolve into creating realistic figurative clay sculptures into an abstract realistic sculpture. This workshop encourages participants to add their own style, movement, and imagination to their sculptures. KMA will fire the sculptures, then participants will return to completed with surface enrichment with a Patina Finishes.
Tools and materials are provided for a fee of $15.
Members: $200 | Non-members: $225 (all four sessions)
Thursdays, October 3, 10, 17 & 24 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm
To sign up for this workshop or for more information, contact Rosalind Martin at (865) 523-6349 or email [email protected].
INSTRUCTOR, ANNAMARIA GUNDLACH—
Annamaria Gundlach is a professional artist, a teaching artist, and a rostered artist with the Tennessee Arts Commission. She has a specialty in clay hand-building and figurative sculpture. She also teaches various visual art mediums such as painting and collage. She is an arts integration specialist who loves to weave poetry and creative writing into her workshops. She teaches all levels from preschool to adults. She developed a hands-on arts integration multi-sensory phonics program for early learners. Additionally, as an outreach artist for the Knoxville Museum and a trained memory care artist with the Tennessee Arts Commission, she has developed Memory Care workshops for older learners. Her workshops encourage creativity and make learning fun. She loves sharing the joy of art. She encourages self-expression which gives participants confidence to create their own art. She believes that everyone is creative regardless of age or skill. Gundlach is a professional artist who exhibits and sells her artworks.