Roadrunner Ceramics presents Sculpting the Portrait Bust
Date: Sep 3 - Oct 8, 2024 (6 weeks)
Time: Tuesdays 1 pm to 4 pm
Location: Roadrunner Ceramics / 12747 Cimarron Path / San Antonio, TX 78249
Cost: $360 / person plus materials (clay, hand tools)
Learn to sculpt a portrait bust in a fun 6 week class for beginning students. Adult students will learn in a supportive small class setting with instruction from our teaching artist, Ron Wilson. You’ll learn to create a realistic portrait in terra cotta, working with a live model. Your work will be once fired with the natural clay finish in the classical style.
Ron Wilson is the owner of Roadrunner Ceramics, and has been doing pottery for a decade. A native San Antonian, Ron has studied portrait sculpture at Southwest School of Art and with Alicia Ponzio at Coppini Academy and Phillipe Faraut. He currently throws functional and decorative work, as well as sculpting realistic animal and human subjects. He really enjoys the process of introducing newcomers to the clay experience.
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Your class fee includes use of sculpture stands, armatures and firing. Clay and hand tools will be available for purchase. You may bring and use your own tools, but clay must be purchased through Roadrunner to avoid kiln mishaps with unknown clay. We are limiting enrollment to nine students to allow for social distancing, and ask students to mask. This should be an exciting and informative class.