Introduction to relief carving in soft stone - Creative Pursuits Festival

Schedule

Sat Apr 27 2024 at 01:00 pm

Location

Crystal Lake Macclesfield | Adelaide, SA

Introduction to relief carving in soft stone
Simple designs or illustrations will be drawn onto the flat stone surface. Use your own design or one of ours...
The depth of carving for your design can be very shallow for a low relief sculpture or if the background level is deeper you will have a high relief sculpture. Any way you like it!
Mt Gambier limestone is a soft and smooth stone and little pressure is required to shape it.
Presented by the SA Stone Sculptors Association
Workshop begins with tool and stone safety instruction.
Presented by the SA Stone Sculptors Association
$90 for one workshop
$160 for two stone sculpting workshops at Creative Pursuits Arts Festival

PARTICIPANTS INFORMATION
Experience
Classes are suitable for absolute beginners and those with experience wanting to sculpt a new material.
Ages
15+ (Children 10+years can attend with a participating adult)
Physical requirements
Participants will need to be able to hold and use hand tools. Generally, little strength is required to carve limestone. Assistance to reposition larger blocks is always available.
Bench surfaces can be set between 590 - 890mm high and are up to 900mm wide.
Blocks can be added if a taller working height is required.
Standing to carve stone, is preferred (if possible) in the initial stages of bulk stone removal. Seats or stools can be used during carving, and bench widths are likely to accommodate most wheelchair users’ access. Modifications to benches may be possible with notice.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Provided for use during workshop:
Clear plastic glasses and goggles. Participants own glasses are acceptable.
Gloves in various sizes
Face masks
Overshirts
Participant provided:
Covered footwear
Hair covering

MATERIALS
Soft stone carving workshops with hand tools use naturally quarried Mt Gambier limestone. An excellent fit for beginners exploring the reductive process of sculpting in stone, as it is soft and mostly homogenous, though small shell fragments do appear! Mt Gambier limestone has a safe composition though masks are recommended.
bookings and enquiries please contact Sally at [email protected]

Where is it happening?

Crystal Lake Macclesfield, 369 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia,Adelaide, South Australia

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Host or Publisher South Australian Stone Sculptors Association

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