Introduction to Clay Sculpture and Mould Making: Part 2

Have you ever wanted to try clay sculpture? This is a great class for beginners!

Whether you're new to working with clay or looking to refine your skills, this course will introduce you to various techniques, materials, and creative approaches.

Our teahcer, Lauren, is an experienced hands-on clay artist who is currently exploring the body , bacteria and yeast through living materials and processes within her clay work! So expect to see more of this in the sessions!
Lauren will lead you through a 5 week course where you'll explore form, texture, and function, culminating in a final exhibition of your work!

What to Expect:

• Week 1: Bodies and Vessels
  As a group, you will collaborative on a large-scale expanded body drawing
  Exploring the relationship between form and function in vessels

• Week 2: Kombucha as a Medium
  Translating 2D drawings into 3D using kombucha SCOBY
  Experimenting with kombucha material to capture form
  Mapping out ideas for clay vessel designs

• Week 3: Introduction to Working with Clay
  Fundamental clay techniques: pinch pots and coils
  Understanding clay’s properties and working methods

• Week 4: Clay Vessel Making
  Creating bodily-inspired vessels based on kombucha mappings
  Exploring hybrid forms (e.g., mug-body hybrids)

• Week 5: Melting Pot Session
  Exhibition preparation and presentation of works

What Level?

This class is open level. Anyone is welcome!

What does it cost?

Classes are £8 each with Course Passes available ahead of each half-term.

Who's it with?

Lauren Egan is Irish artist now living and working in Bradford and Leeds. She has a BA Hons in Fine Art Painting, two postgraduate qualifications and a Masters in Visual Arts and Contemporary Practice. Lauren is exploring the body , bacteria and yeast through living materials and processes. Lauren’s practice is centred around the body. Having studied Fine Art Painting, Lauren was unhappy with the representation of the body within my work, researching what the body is beyond the confinement of the frame. Lauren challenges herself and my inner dialog to push past the relationship between frame and canvas, liquid and surface, interior and exterior. This has resulted in her current research into shame and corporeality in relation to expanded painting.