Artists

Brendan Hesmondhalgh

Martin Norman

David Cooke

Joanne Cooke

 
Our Summer Schools and workshops are designed to teach you a variety of clay hand-building techniques, which you can then use to develop you own ideas, and create your own sculptures.


Brendan demonstrates how he models a pelican foot
- scoring and bending


Course participant Liz uses a square sheet of clay to construct the neck for her goose - the course subject was wildfowl


Dates for 2008: - we will soon be adding the dates for 2009 - it will be a similar this 2008 program

29/30th March
2 day Pet Portraiture
ceramic course with Joanne Cooke. An opportunity to explore the basics of handbuilding in clay and then using these skills to create a sculpture of your pet. Beginners welcome. £130. - FULLY BOOKED

18/19/20th April
3 day
clay handbuilding course with Brendan Hesmondhalgh. £195
- FULLY BOOKED

10/11th May
2 Day
weekend course. An introduction to clay hand-building techniques with David Cooke. You choose the subject - and Dave will show you how to make it. £130
- FULLY BOOKED

16/17/18th May
3 day
clay handbuilding course with Brendan Hesmondhalgh. £195

4th to 8th June
5 day masterclass
(intermediates to advanced). Tutors: Brendan Hesmondhalgh and David Cooke.£395 - FULLY BOOKED

4/5/6/7th Sept
4day clay handbuilding course with Brendan Hesmondhalgh. £260

19/20/21st Sept
3 day
bird sculpture course with David Cooke. Mixed media: Ceramic, wire and resin etc. £195

1st and 2nd Nov
2 day Pet Portraiture
ceramic course with Joanne Cooke. An opportunity to explore the basics of handbuilding in clay and then using these skills to create a sculpture of your pet. Beginners welcome. £130.

Price includes lunch and materials
The sculptures that you create during this week can be bisque fired and available for collection. They can also be professionally glazed and glaze fired at an additional cost.

To book a course, fill in this booking form and send it to Sculpture Lounge Studios,
Unit 27, Bottoms Mill, Woodhead Rd, Holmfirth, HD92PX

or email
the form to David Cooke or phone 01484 687425 or 07932 713644

Accommodation is not included. Follow this link - Holmfirth accommodation. also see the links page on this site.

The working day will be from 10am till 5pm

Here's a review by Liz Chipchase of the 2006 course with Brendan and David that was printed in the Anglian Potters magazine.

Here are some pictures from the 2006 courses:
Hand- Buildimg with David and Brendan 06/08/06