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“The Sculpture School was the catalyst that changed my life……”
We love our job – and when we receive a testimonial like this, it is so precous it’s like pure gold to us! In a recent conversation with Pure Arts founder Lesley Samms, one of our students Frances Clark described how important coming to The Sculpture... read more
From Beginner to Professional in Just One Year – SPECIES EXHIBITION shows what can be achieved!
https://thesculptureschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_4550.mp4 From Novice to Professional in just One Year! The Sculpture School’s exhibition SPECIES demonstrates the power of superb teaching…….View the work of our one-year students to discover... read moreWe’ve been busy! Book now for the last few spaces on next week’s workshop…
Diane & Andrew, the directors of The Sculpture School, are delighted to be running their sculpture workshops again, and at full capacity! With transferred students from last year’s necessary Covid postponements and with new bookings coming in, our regular... read more
Here we are again – Lockdown #3!
Sadly, we’ve had to postpone our sculpture workshops for the next 6 weeks until the Lockdown #3 restrictions are lifted. The silver-lining to all this stormy news is that vaccines are on the way, so with luck, this will be a short one! During this period, we... read more
Sculpting from home? Here’s the kit we recommend…
These are the tools we provide on our sculpture workshops. Each student has their own workstation supplied with everything they will need for the duration of their course. If you are just starting to sculpt from home, we would highly recommend everything you see in... read more
Coronavirus Update – April & May courses postponed
In accordance with the PM’s evening address to the nation on Tuesday 23rd March, we have now postponed our April and May Sculpture workshops. It is in the interest of all our students, staff and our community to follow the government’s advice regarding... read more
Keeping Calm and Carrying-On!
Inspite of Covid19 – we are working hard to keep our students and staff as safe as possible – we DO have a sculpture workshop running this week! Keeping Calm and Carrying-On in true British spirit! We will, of course, observe government advice – if... read more
A Sculptor’s Tools
We rarely cover the tools we use for fine sculpture in clay so here is a photo of the tools Andrew is using on his current commission – 2 x 9ft figures for a building restoration project. He is using over 20 different types of tool. It is impossible to buy these... read more
SOLD-OUT Portrait Workshop January 2020!
It’s a great way to start the New Year with our January 2020 Portrait Sculpture 4-day workshop completely sold out! We are looking forward to meeting 12 new students as they embark on a new and inspiring journey into sculpture, learning from master sculptor... read more
November 2019 Newsletter from The Sculpture School
If you’d like to read our latest newsletter please click on the link below: https://mailchi.mp/2ccb5c90e3ec/november-newsletter read more
New ONE YEAR Figurative Sculpture Course launched!
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new ONE YEAR figurative sculpture course! We have a few places available on this incredible training programme designed for those wanting practical hands-on teaching (as opposed to a theory-based degree) and aiming for... read more
Superb Animal Portraits – New Course Success!
What an amazing success this new course was! We are thrilled by the superb sculptures created by our students during October’s Animal Portrait Sculpture workshop. The techniques and methods taught by master-sculptor Andrew Sinclair MRSS certainly proved to be... read more
Sculpture Tip
Measurement is the KEY METHOD we use to create realistic sculptures. Whether you want to sculpt portraits, animals, figures or fantasy creatures YOU MUST MEASURE if you want your sculptures to be believable. Our methodology at The Sculpture School is founded on the... read more
Bronze-Casting Course – Success!
Recent Bronze-Casting Workshop at The Sculpture School David Snoo Wilson brought his ‘Travelling Foundry’ to the school last week in an inspiring 5 day introductory workshop. Designed especially for our students, they discovered all about the latest bronze-casting... read more
Pomp & Pageantry at Halifax Sculpture Unveiling
Andrew Sinclair’s magnificent memorial sculpture for the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment was unveiled with spectacular British pageantry in Halifax, Yorkshire, on Friday 17th May 2019. The Unveiling Ceremony was a fantastic celebration and tribute to the... read more
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