This course has now sold out. Please register for the Waitlist via Eventbrite, and you will be notified if a space becomes available.
You may be interested in our Stone Carving for Beginners Summer School short course, taking place from 7-11 July and 14-18 July 2025.
Alternatively, please take a look at our other available courses on our Spring Term Evening Course programme.
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Day: Wednesdays
Dates: 22 January – 19 March 2025 (1 x week break for Half Term – Wednesday 19 February)
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Level: Beginners (18+)
Tutor: Ghislain Puget
Location: 124 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4DJ
Cost: £230
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 teaches 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. There will 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 pencil and a ruler. Please wear old clothes you don’t mind spoiling, or bring an apron, and wear fully closed, protective shoes at all times.
10% discount available for City & Guilds of London Art School undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation students and alumni, and staff. Contact eveningcourses@cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk to receive the discount code.
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