California Sculptors Symposium
California Sculptors Symposium 2008
April 20-27, 2008
ALL MEALS: Breakfast 8:00 Lunch 12:30 Dinner 6:30
Sunday April 20th
5:00pm Salute the Marine Sculpture Project: Paul Lindhard
and New Friends Mixer
6:30pm Dinner & Welcome Program & Instructor INTROS
9:00am JOHN Composition: Early Stone Removal / Finding an Image
10:00am ALEX Hand tooling
10:00am EVANY Introduction to the human figure: proportions and life of
the figure, planning the figure, setting the story in your mind
preparatory drawing of the figure, working with the armature
10:00-1200 Model Time
1:00pm – 4:00pm Model Time
2:30pm T BARNY Splitting the stone, Sizing the block
3:00pm-4:00pm FRANCINE Pinch pots or small sculptures in clay. Bring some low
fire clay with no grog for best results.
4:30pm JOANNE How to get to know your stone
9:00 am JOHN Profile Carving: Proportions/ Basic Anatomy / Setting up
10:00-12:00 Model Time
10:00am Evany clay work and using the tools,
padding the thick regions to lighten the weight
10:00am ALEX The invention of putting air to work
1:00 – 4:00pm Model Time
2:30pm T BARNY Getting to the core, Fast removal of stone
3:00pm -4:00 FRANCINE Burnishing and decorating.
Bring polishing stone and graffito tools
4:30pm JOANNE Coming to terms with the stone:changing soft design
. in to hard --the beginning of the dance between sculptor and stone
10:00am-12:00am Model Time
10:00am EVANY modeling the clay to the image, working to finish the figure
10:00am ALEX Sculpture as Storyteller
1:00pm -4:00 Model Time
2:30pm T BARNY Power carving and grinding
3:30pm FRANK DEVINE Architectural Wood Carving
4:30pm JOANNE Drilling for Pin/Sleeve to start working the
stone the way it will be presented
10:00 – 12:00am MODEL Time
10:00 EVANY finishing the piece, the surface for presentation
10:00am ALEX Conception! A Fertile Topic!!!
11:00am NATHEN Details in Architectural Stone
2:30pm T BARNY Textures, finishes, sealers and molds for bronzes
4:00- 5:00pm FRANCINE Gathering organic material / loading pieces for smoke firing.
4:30pm JOANNE Making tools for sanding. finishes, textures, pre sealing
SILENT AUCTION 2pm -8pm
6:30pm SPECIAL DINNER in the lodge - by ‘Chef’ Tim Garcia & Sculptor helpers
11:00am NATHEN Architectural Stone
1:00-4:00 pm Last Model Time
After lunch Set up Sculpture Show
12:30 Show Awards Presentation
12:00 - 5:00pm SCULPTURE SHOW ‘Sculpture by The Sea’
8pm CELEBRATION PARTY
Take down by noon ……………and depart until April 2009.