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VAA / Open Art Semester 1 2010

Sculpture

Bronze casting
Peter Latona/ Nick Stranks
9.30am–4.30pm 8 Sat from 13 February $600 +$135 materials+workshop fee=$735
This is a hands-on course in creating bronze sculptures up to 5Kg. wt. using the traditional Investment Lost-Wax Casting process. Participants learn multiple techniques for creating their own sculpture in wax, then how to sprue, invest, cast, chase, and patinate their own piece to gallery display quality. Recommended: all levels.
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Bronze casting - advanced
Peter Latona/Nick Stranks
9.30am – 4.30pm on 9 Saturdays from 1 May $770
An opportunity to further develop creative ideas and cast more ambitious work. Prerequisite – the basic Bronze casting course
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Casting the body
Ali Aedy
6-9pm on 15 Tuesdays from 9 February $530+90material fee=$620
This course explores the human form through the process of casting from the body. The project is designed to allow students to experience hands- on casting techniques and applications to re-produce parts of the human form. Students will investigate various materials and applications to produce a series of sculptural forms. This course is recommended for beginners.
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Steel structures for everyone
Geoff Farquhar-Still
6-9pm on 15 Tuesdays from 9 February $530+$60 workshop fee =$590
Steel structures is an introductory course to the equipment and processes associated with steel fabrication including Mig welding, Oxy-acetylene cutting, forging, and hand tools. Participants are invited to design and construct a work using a selection of supplied steel formats (bar, plate, pipe, etc).
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