Bronze Casting Course (September 2019)

London Sculpture Workshop is an independent sculpture studio in Woolwich, South East London, located within Thames Side Studios, offering exceptional facilities for artists and those interested in making three-dimensional work.Our short course programme covers a wide variety of technical and skill-based processes, taught by practicing artists in superbly equipped workshops.We teach a range of skills including welding, casting, mould making, metal and wood work, ceramics and hot metal practices.London Sculpture Workshop is a not-for-profit, community interested company, established in 2012 by artists Giles Corby and Jessica Mello, trained at Royal College of Art and Slade. LSW haspartnered with a number of prestigious organisations including; The British museum, The Crafts Council, CRISIS, The Architecture Association and Oxford Brooke's University. In 2013 and 2014 LSW was awarded the Chelsea Arts Club Trust ‘Artist Run Space Award’ and awarded a grant for our work from the Mayor of London in 2016.Courses available to book throughout the year.More information here: http://londonsculptureworkshop.org/

London Sculpture Workshop

<H4>This six day course will take place over two weekends, in which the participants will be shown how to make a bronze sculpture from the initial wax-process to the final bronze sculpture, which will culminate in the bronze pour.</H4>
For this event, there will be space for 14 participants, to actively participate in the pour. The event will take place over six days and you will learn the process of bronze casting from start to finish. Please note that each session will run 10-4 with an hours lunch break, but some days may run over due to the amount of work that needs to be completed within the given time.
First Weekend: Day 1, Friday 13th September
Introduction to Bronze Casting
Practical wax demonstration
How to work with wax eg wax welding, taking wax from a mould, wax sheet making / casting from alginate to create a wax
Day 2, Saturday 14th September
Finish waxes
Presentation on Bronze moulds
What is a Bronze Mould?
Finish off wax
What is wax gating
Wax gating
Begin degreasing
Day 3, Sunday 15th September
Bronze Mould making begins
Begin dipping waxes, 1st dip Talk “From wax to bronze”Low melt alloys casting demonstration
2nd dip
NB: During the following week the moulds will be dipped in readiness for the next weekend for students to continue their work.
Second Weekend: Day 4, Friday 20th September
Burnout bronze moulds
Puttying up shells
Refire fire shells
Redip
Pre heat + light furnace + pour metal
Day 5, Saturday 21st September
Breakout moulds
Fettling and chasing
Day 6, Sunday 22nd September
Patination
Final finishing
Pop up exhibition
Please note the cost of the course includes 1kg of Bronze. Additional bronze will be available to purchase over the period of this course.
Course Cost: £560
Course Dates: Friday 13th, Saturday 14th, Sunday 15th & Friday 20th, Saturday 21st & Sunday 23rd September 2019
Course Times: 10am – 4pm
Number of places available: 14
Tutors: Giles Corby (RCA) 
 
FAQs
<H5>Is there parking available?</H5>
<H5>There is free parking available on site. </H5>
<H5>Is my ticket refundable?</H5>
<H5>Refunds for courses are not generally offered unless they are requested at least three weeks before the start of the course or in exceptional circumstances.</H5>

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