Sculpting the Human Figure in Soft Glass

[lsalopek]

I will be teaching a one week intensive class on sculpting the human in soft glass. This is a technical class that will focus on heat control and human anatomy at the Pittsburgh Glass Center

http://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/

Please post or email me (lsalopek@aol.com) if you have an questions.

I have more images and comments at

http://www.glassartists.org/lauriesalopek

-Laurie

[lsalopek]

It would help if I stated "when" - May 28th - June 1st, 2012
Class is during the day with open torch, for the class, at night.
I will be available for the open torch at night.

[MarcyLamberson]

Laurie I have a couple of your human forms and they're great. Have fun with the class.

[Kendra Bruno]

Laurie, this sounds like such a wonderful class and the Pittsburgh Glass Center is a fantastic place! Marcy, I too have one of Laurie's human forms and you are so right...they are great!!!

Thank you for posting the information, Laurie!

-Kendra

[lsalopek]

End of May is NOT far away.

If you are planning on taking this class, please register soon. I really want to secure "Lucio Burners" from Carlise (http://carlislemachine.com/), but I can do that only if enough people register early.

I will be attending a Lucio Bubacco class the end of April in Murano and would love to have steel marvers made for the Lucio Burners while I am there, but I won't risk the cost if enough people do not sign up for the class.

So, please if you are planning on taking this class sign up before April 20th. That way I BELIEVE I can acquire both Lucio burners and steel marvers (made by R.Dona) for everyone for the class. As a side note, both burners and marvers will be available for purchase at the end of the class...*IF* enough people register early enough for the Pittsburgh Glass Center to make arrangements.

-Laurie

[lsalopek]

Outline for May 2012 PGC Class (Note: this does not include the evening session where all demo, instruction, etc.. are student guided)

Goal: heat control to enable simple figures with correct proportions without detailed form/shaping.

Day 1
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Morning
Reading the heat in glass and getting a feel for it
1. focus on the shoulder and 'push me'/'pull me'
2. forming a ball and then pulling it out to same thickness as rod
3. forming a ball and then pulling out a stringer
4. talk about heat/core/skin and how to think - repeat exercises

Afternoon
1. Lower half - both legs together
2. reheat and pull back out
3. do it again
4. add a torso - no arms or head

Day 2
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Morning
1. warm ups - ball stretch shrink
2. butt anatomy in glass
3. leg anatomy in glass
4. put them together

Afternoon
1. keep practicing

Day 3
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Morning
1. warm ups - ball stretch shrink
2. torso anatomy in glass
3. putting it all together

Afternoon
1. man versus woman

Day 4
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Morning
1. warm ups - ball stretch shrink
2. arm anatomy in glass
3. creating and attaching arms

Afternoon
1. viva la differance
2. practice

Day 5
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Morning
1. warm ups - ball stretch shrink
2. heads

Afternoon
1. open request