2006

Dubov is currently Artist In Residence at studio Atelier 3-D.
Here's a list of classes currently on offer:

ATELIER 3-D, LLC
2209 Pasadena Drive, Austin, TX 78757, (512) 374-0580

SCULPTURE CLASSES & WORK SPACE

2006 SCHEDULE
For exact dates & details visit our website at www.atelier3-d.com

AUGUST WORKSHOPS

SLAB CONTAINERS (2 containers)
August 19 and 20, Saturday and Sunday, 10-1pm and 2-5 pm. Cost: $150 includes box of clay (#50).

Learn a method of building large sized, hollow containers (up to 2 feet tall). Each participant learns the basic method while creating one large piece a day. This method saves clay, making strong permanent sculpture that is lightweight. Some tools provided.

ONE-PIECE FLEXIBLE MOLD
August 26 and 27, Saturday and Sunday, 10-1pm and 2-5 pm. Cost: $175 includes all materials.
Learn one aspect of the intricate art of mold making. Learn how to pick-up detail, anticipate problems, and make a strong, lasting mold that can be used again and again.

FINISHING AND GLAZING
September 2 and 3, Saturday and Sunday, 10-1pm and 2-5 pm. Cost: $150 includes some glazes.

If you have created work that needs to be finished and glazed, this is the time and place to do it. From basic glaze technology to advanced earthenware stains and colorants, this workshop is designed to assist those with busy schedules. Discuss glazing needs prior to workshop please.

AUGUST WORK SPACE & OPEN HOUSE

Wednesdays and Thursdays, August 9 thru August 31, 4-10pm. Cost: $125 for 48 hours total.

Open house/Independent Studies is hosted by Steve Dubov, Terry Wilemon or Marja Spearman. Work at your own pace with minimal supervision in the company of other sculptors.
If you are enrolled in an August Workshop, you may attend the August Work Space & Open House/Independent Studies Program on a $15 per day basis on any of the Wednesdays or Thursdays listed below. Please register for any or all of those days when you sign up for your Workshop.

SCULPTURE CLASSES and WORK SPACE for SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, and NOVEMBER 2006
Classes are taught by Steve Dubov (MFA Stanford in Sculpture)

SHORT COURSE: HANDS-ON CLAY
Tuesday evening, August 29th, 7-10pm.
Cost: $76 new students ($65 for Atelier 3-D students).

Slap, push, press and squeeze, these are the fundamentals of ceramics. An evening of making clay sculpture. In this one evening, very hands-on, 3-hour class, each student will create at least one ceramic sculpture, as well as learn some basic information about clay-bodies, ceramic tools and kilns. This workshop is an introduction to the ancient, yet very modern, craft. Working with a water-based clay, using slabs, coils and pinches of clay, every participant will experience making shapes of their choice in this user friendly media. All materials, tools and supplies are provided.

SHORT COURSE: WIRED LINES IN SPACE

Friday evening, September 1st, 7-10pm.
Cost: $76 new students ($65 for Atelier 3-D students).
Keep yourself wired yet grounded. Create your personal expression in easily manipulated materials; this one evening, 3-hour class opens the possibilities of making sculpture anywhere at anytime with almost anything. A hands-on experience: binding, twisting and shaping wire. Developing sculptural ideas that can be translated into larger pieces, or transformed into other materials. At the end of this class you’ll have one finished piece, complete with a base. All materials, tools and supplies are provided.

MODERN ABSTRACT SCULPTURAL FORMS
Session I: Tuesday evenings 6-9pm – September 5h thru October 10th
Session II: Tuesday evenings 6-9pm – October 17th thru November 28th

Cost: $198 for this 6-week, 18 hour class

Most tools, #25 clay, technical assistance and aesthetic conversation provided.

This course approaches ceramics as a medium which allows for both the additive and subtractive methods to be utilized in the construction of larger, multi-media art works. Students will develop both the technical and the intellectual tools to generate a sculptural series based on their own evolving ideas. This class combines ceramics with other inexpensive materials, i.e. resin, plywood, scrap aluminum and fibers, allowing for a greater range of expression.

FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE
Session I: Wednesday afternoons 1-4pm – September 6th thru October 11th

Session II: Wednesday afternoons 1-4pm – October 18th thru November 29th
Cost: $198 for this 6-week, 18 hour class.
Tools, materials and one kiln firing provided.
Learn the technique and process of sculpting the human figure. Working from a live model with special attention to gesture and anatomy, students will create accurate representations. This class will focus on shape and form; working in water-based clay without an armature, each participant will develop skills necessary to model the human figure. Two weeks will be devoted to gesture and movement, one week to anatomical details and then three weeks to construct and finish a large piece, approx. 14 inches tall.

BASIC CERAMICS
Session I: Wednesday evenings 6-9pm – September 6th thru October 11th
Session II: Wednesday evenings 6-9pm – October 18th thru November 29th
Cost: $228 per 6 week session for new students. $198 for Atelier 3-D students.

Material fee $15 and hand-outs $5.

Session I: each student learns the basic methods (coil, pinch & slab) of constructing ceramic (clay) sculpture with an emphasis on ceramic techniques and visual quality. No previous experience is necessary. Course covers how to build model-sized pieces (typically 6 to 8 inches tall), either figurative or abstracted from life, photos and drawings.

Session II: each student will develop further skills in the construction of ceramic (clay) sculpture. This session covers how to build medium sized pieces (typically 8 to 14 inches tall), either figurative or abstracted from life, photos and drawings.

ARTIST LECTURE SERIES

Meets Thursday afternoons 2-4pm – September 7th thru November 30h
Cost: $10 per lecture at the door

A weekly lecture given by a local or regionally known artist. These lectures will primarily consist of sculptors speaking on their work, their processes and techniques, usually with slides. A wide variety of approaches and styles, from traditional to conceptual are show-cased in this series. A question and answer period follows each talk. Email us for weekly program updates.

INTRO TO SCULPTURE 101
Session A: Thursday evenings 6-9pm – September 7th thru October 12th

Session B: Thursday evenings 6-9pm – October 19th thru November 30th

Cost: $228 per 6 week session for new students. $198 for Atelier 3-D students.

Material fee $15 and (technical and aesthetic) hand-outs $5.

Session A: This course is not only about processes and techniques but also includes ideas about the materials, their limitations and possibilities; we also review the history of aesthetics as it relates to sculpture. This entire course teaches you to make more reasonable choices when you consider constructing your ideas. All tools are provided. You will end with 6 scaled pieces and gain insight on how to develop your ideas.

Session B: Six new additional techniques used in the production of sculpture, a continuation of Sculpture 101, Session A. A hand-on course designed for both beginners and graduates because of its focusing format; you’ll learn a basic sculptural technique weekly. During this course each student will learn the properties of water-based clay and mold-making; flexible mold making, wax working, slip-casting and a mixed media final project.

WORK SPACE & OPEN HOUSE / INDEPENDENT STUDIES

Thursdays 10-1pm and Saturdays 11-7pm – Cost: $185 per 6-week session.

Session A: September 7 & 9 thru October 12 & 14

Session B: October 19 & 21 thru November 30 & December 2

This Sculptors’ Work Space is available for 11 hrs per/wk (66 hrs per/session), ceramics, wood, stone and plaster areas are available, most basic tools too; it’s hosted by Steve Dubov, Terry Wilemon or Marja Spearman. Work at your own pace with minimal supervision in the company of other sculptors.

If you are enrolled in another class (short courses excluded) the cost of “Work Space & Open House / Independent Studies” will be discounted to $115 per 6-week session.

Cost of kiln firing: ½ shelf $10, whole shelf $20, ½ kiln $30, whole kiln $40.

Buffalo Wallow clay with grog: $25 per box.

All class sizes are limited: sign up early!