Wellbeing: Stone Carving inspired by nature

Open to all adults – no experience required.

This is a practical, hands-on class with a supportive atmosphere, suitable for beginners with an interest in art or who are used to working with their hands. Suitable for adults and young people 16 years or over. You do not need any particular skills, simply the ability to hold tools in both hands- a chisel in one, and a dummy (stonemason’s hammer) in the other. This course is also suitable for those who have already completed one of Amanda’s courses and would like to progress their skills.

Use hand tools (provided) to carve a multi layered relief with overlapping shapes, patterns and textures in a supportive atmosphere, suitable for beginners with an interest in art and those who enjoy working with their hands.

Create an expressive design in Maltese limestone (provided) using nature as an inspiration, working over four lessons. Topics will include designing a relief, creating a border, using a flat chisel to set out your design, creating the illusion of depth and overlapping shapes, making textures with a claw chisel and using a riffler to smooth your design and add detail.

Please note this course does not include letter cutting.

Week 1: Designing a relief, using a flat chisel to set out your design
Week 2: Creating the illusion of depth and overlapping shapes
Week 3: Making textures with a claw chisel
Week 4: Using a riffler to smooth your design and add detail

Materials
Please bring an apron and wear sturdy closed toe shoes. If you use reading glasses please remember to bring them. Everything else is provided (including a piece of limestone 20x20x5cm).

Tutor
Amanda Randall

Dates
4 weeks from 18 April 2023
18, 25 April, 2, 9 May
OR
4 weeks from 6 June 2023
6, 13, 20, 27 June (*a potential change of dates might take place for the last 2 classes)

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