Figurative Sculpture Workshop with Brian Booth Craig – February 28th — March 2nd, 2025
Brian Booth Craig - Figurative Sculpting Workshop
Dates - February 28th — March 2nd, 2025
Time - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $550 + model fee
Working directly from the live model, students will sculpt an 18" figure in oil-based clay. The course will employ observational modeling techniques with an emphasis placed on proportions, gesture and basic anatomy. All levels of experience are welcome! Brian will provide individual instruction in addition to demonstrations and group lectures.
About The Master Artist
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a contemporary sculptor who specializes in bronze. Sculpting from life, his work translates the human form into contemporary icons. His figures are imbued with a sense of agency. Mixing 21st century gestures with surprising talismans, his statues are very much of our time, despite the medium’s antecedents. Verist in nature, Craig’s figures capture moments of individual self-assertion. Brian holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University (1993) as well as an M.F.A. from the New York Academy of Art (2013) and is an Honorary Member of the International Sculpture Center (2013). A former apprentice and assistant to the painter and sculptor Audrey Flack, Brian also has extensive teaching experience, first as a professor of sculpture at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (2004-2015) and at art studios throughout the world. He has been running and teaching art workshops in Italy for eight years. His work has been exhibited extensively in the United States and Internationally. Brian is represented byLouis K Meisel Gallery in New York City.
Brian Booth Craig - Figurative Sculpting Workshop
Dates - February 28th — March 2nd, 2025
Time - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $550 + model fee
Working directly from the live model, students will sculpt an 18" figure in oil-based clay. The course will employ observational modeling techniques with an emphasis placed on proportions, gesture and basic anatomy. All levels of experience are welcome! Brian will provide individual instruction in addition to demonstrations and group lectures.
About The Master Artist
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a contemporary sculptor who specializes in bronze. Sculpting from life, his work translates the human form into contemporary icons. His figures are imbued with a sense of agency. Mixing 21st century gestures with surprising talismans, his statues are very much of our time, despite the medium’s antecedents. Verist in nature, Craig’s figures capture moments of individual self-assertion. Brian holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University (1993) as well as an M.F.A. from the New York Academy of Art (2013) and is an Honorary Member of the International Sculpture Center (2013). A former apprentice and assistant to the painter and sculptor Audrey Flack, Brian also has extensive teaching experience, first as a professor of sculpture at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts (2004-2015) and at art studios throughout the world. He has been running and teaching art workshops in Italy for eight years. His work has been exhibited extensively in the United States and Internationally. Brian is represented byLouis K Meisel Gallery in New York City.
Supply List
The following materials are required for participation in this course.
18" armature from here:
https://sculpturedepot.net/clay-wax-tools/product.asp?Figure_Armature_Systems
We will use plastilina for these figures. Each student will need five pounds (three blocks) Brown Le Beau Touché:
https://chavant.com/le-beau-touche-1
To warm the clay on the first day it would help to have a few heat lamps on a table. Poultry hatchery bulbs work well and are not expensive.
For tools, students can bring their own, or if they don't own any tools I recommend these:
https://shop.sculpt.com/products/sculpture-house-serrated-ribbon-modeling-tool-404a
https://shop.sculpt.com/products/x-acto-x-acto-2-medium-duty-knife?_pos=6&_sid=7cbca958e&_ss=r
https://shop.sculpt.com/products/thin-line-modeling-tool-610
https://shop.sculpt.com/products/acacia-wood-tool-13b-8
https://shop.sculpt.com/products/copy-of-copy-of-boxwood-clay-tool-16-8in