About this Event
Day: Wednesdays
Dates: 8 October 2025 – 3 December 2025
1 x week break for Half Term – Wednesday 29 October
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Level: Beginners (18+)
Tutor: Marcia Bennett-Male
Location: 124 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ
Cost: £242 / Early Bird rate: £218
COURSE OVERVIEW
This eight-week course will give you the opportunity to learn the basic approaches to traditional stone carving in one of the few art schools that still teach it. The course is intended for beginner/intermediate carvers, and will introduce you to the skills and techniques needed to carve stone. At the end of the eight classes, the intention is to have carved a finished piece, being either the ear, eye or nose of Michelangelo’s ‘David’ statue in Florence.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
We will begin the course with a brief introduction to the process of stone carving, as it is taught at the School, starting with objective drawing, contrasting it with tonal and other methods, such as continuous line drawing, as the basis for all the School’s teaching. There will then be an example of a maquette, modelled from life and cast, as a reference point for a carving, which will also be available for reference, as part of the teaching. This stage will also include an introduction to the tools and a demonstration of their usage and sharpening.
You will then have the choice to use one of three existing casts of either the ear, eye or nose of Michelangelo’s ‘David’. We will draw and transfer the design to stone, with preliminary modelling in clay, and then commencing the carving on a piece of stone.
You will leave the course with knowledge of how to approach and execute your own simple carving project at home.
What’s included: all teaching, and your tools and materials for the stone carving.
What you will need to bring: a steel tape measure, an A3 sketchbook, pencil, rubber and ruler. Please bring along any set squares or clay modelling tools you may have. Please wear old clothes you don’t mind spoiling, or bring an apron, and wear fully closed, protective shoes at all times.
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10% discount available for City & Guilds of London Art School undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation students and alumni, and staff. Contact to receive the discount code.
Participants must be aged over 18.
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City & Guilds of London Art School, City & Guilds of London Art School, London, United Kingdom
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