sculpture
Sculpting from a Model: Introduction to Figurative Ceramics
Instructor: Brynda Glazier
10 Sessions / Thursdays, June 7-August 9
Time: 6:30-9:30 pm
Location: Studio 106
Number: SC1003
Tuition: $450 (includes a $50 materials fee to cover all clay)
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In Sculpting from a Model: Introduction to Figurative Ceramics students will focus on creating the figure, concentrating on anatomy while pushing the boundaries of the human form. When preconceived limitations are pushed aside and physical features are explored, the figure is able to evolve. The use of clay presents immediate results and enables the advancement of technical skills by using a three-dimensional hand-molding process. The aim of this course is to give students an outlet for their imagination and to provide extensive technical advice and visual demonstration, alongside one-on-one instruction, and short slide lectures that will provide vital contemporary and art historical references for figurative sculpture. No prerequisite.
Brynda Glazier is a visual artist and writer originally raised in James Creek, Pennsylvania, and Sheffield, UK. She currently lives and works in San Francisco where she received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and the Dennis Patrick Gallagher Award for Excellence in Ceramic Sculpture. In 2011, Glazier was invited to present her work in Cream from the Top: The Best of Bay Area’s Emerging Artists and at The San Francisco Fine Art Fair. She also acted as a guest lecturer at Scanners, an artist-run pop-up bookstore curated by Matt Borruso and Nick Hoff, and was a featured artist, writer, and speaker at the Living Room Event, hosted by Margaret Tedesco, as an introduction to The Steins Collect at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Interactive and Kinetic Sculpture Using Microcontrollers
Instructor: Pete Hickok
10 Sessions / Tuesdays, June 5-August 7
Time: 6:30-9:30 pm
Location: Studio 105
Number: SC1007
Tuition: $400
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Interactive and Kinetic Sculpture Using Microcontrollers gives students with no previous programming or electronics experience an introduction to using Arduino microcontrollers to create intelligent, interactive art. Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform that allows users to interface electronics with the physical environment through the use of sensors, lights, sound, and motors. Through hands-on learning, prototyping, lectures, and internet-based research, students will learn basic Arduino hardware and software as they apply it to personal projects. This is the perfect class for anyone wanting to add another dimension of interaction or automation to their artwork. Students must have their own laptop computer that they can bring to class and will be required to purchase an Arduino starter kit for $65.
Pete Hickok is an artist living and working in San Francisco. He received a BA from Lewis & Clark College and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the San Francisco Art Institute where he is also pursuing an MFA. He works primarily in sculpture, installation, and video, and has exhibited extensively throughout the West Coast.
