Portrait Sculpture: Short and Long Studies: Alicia Ponzio I Workshop I Oil-Based Clay
Alicia Ponzio will be offering a weeklong intensive workshop focusing on portrait modeling from life. The week will begin with quick studies lasting 3 hours each. Students will practice blocking in the portrait and have the opportunity to study from different models, creating quick, energetic sketches. After 3 sketches, they'll settle into a long study of one of the models at ¾-life size scale. The shorter studies allow the students to explore various facial types and practice the important, early stages of the portrait a few times before digging into the longer study, which affords them time to capture more subtlety and form modeling with the clay. Through lecture, demonstration and individual feedback, Alicia will cover basic clay technique, working with an armature, the process for constructing a portrait, as well as relevant anatomical landmarks of the human head and neck. The elements of the "likeness" will be discussed. All experience levels are welcome in the class. Casting or firing the clay will not be covered in class, though students are encouraged to do this independently. In this class, students will work with water-based clay on wooden armatures. www.aliciaponzio.com
