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Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School

Intensive marble carving workshops

Where
1A Clara St
Erskineville NSW 2043
Australia
When

Every day, 9:30am to 4:30pm Wednesday 8 January 2025 to Wednesday 29 January 2025 Except Monday 13 January 2025, Sunday 19 January 2025, Monday 20 January 2025 and Sunday 26 January 2025

Cost

5 Day Workshop: $1,1508 Day Workshop: $1,650

Italy returns to Erskineville in January 2025!

You will learn to use traditional hand-tools and techniques for carving, including methods of transferring ideas onto a piece of marble and finding form within the stone. Participants will work directly on the famous White Statuario Marble from Carrara to acquire basic skills and to understand the nature of the material.

Workshop 1 – 5 Day Marble Carving: Wed 8 – Sun 12 January

Workshop 2 – 5 Day Marble Carving: Tue 14 – Sat 18 January

Workshop 3 – 8 Day Marble Carving: Tue 21 – Wed 29 January (rest day on Sun 26th)

Fees: 5 Day Workshop: $1,150 (no increase from 2024)

8 Day Workshop: $1,650 (new offering)

Fees include one piece of marble, tuition, use of tools and GST.

About Alnassar: Special Guest teacher Alnassar was born in Syria.He lives and works in Carrara, Italy among the white Michelangelo marble quarries, where he teaches sculpture courses and works on small and monumental sculptures. His works have been shown in individual and group exhibitions internationally. Visit Alnassar’s website here.

Please note, that these Workshops are open to any skill level, but carving marble for 5 or 8 days, will be physically straining and tiring, especially if it is a warm January. Please think about your physical capabilities before booking into a Workshop.

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