Italian Clay Masterclass with Paul Smith

The Grem Bike Hostel in Premolo, Italy, is proud to host British Artist Paul Smith, who will lead a two-day sculpture masterclass on the creation of human and animal figures in clay.

PROGRAM

Saturday 6th July

Heads and horse: after an introduction to Paul’s work, we will start by making a few small clay heads. Then, after a short demonstration, we will each make a clay horse.

Sunday 7th July

Glazing: after an evening of conversation and good food, we will carry on to finish the clay horses. There will also be time to make a small seated figure, and, lastly, we will look at glazing.

All-inclusive package: € 349

2 days of clay sculpture masterclass (max group size of 12)
Clay and working materials
Firing of one sculpture
1 night’s stay with breakfast
2 lunches and 1 dinner

The price includes:

2 days of clay sculpture masterclass (workshop hours: 10am to 4.30pm each day )
Clay and working materials
Firing of a sculpture among those created during the masterclass
1 night’s stay with breakfast in a shared room (in case of request for single use there is a supplement of €35)
2 lunches and 1 dinner

The price does not include:

All the material described in the following item “What you need to bring”
Drinks and desserts
Any shipping costs of the fired sculpture
Anything not mentioned in the “price includes”

What you need to bring (if you can’t find everything, don’t worry, we will provide and improvise!):

A sketchbook and a pen
An apron, a bucket and a towel
Any clay tools you have: alternatively we will supply a knife, fork and spoon (not just for eating!)
A cake turntable stand (like this one)
A hair dryer or heat gun (the kind that is used to strip paint) – this will be used to speed along the drying process of the clay a little
An image of an animal that you feel inspired by
A medium-sized cardboard box, filled with bubble wrap or crumpled newspapers (to wrap some of your finished clay sculptures)
your enthusiasm and fun spirit!