Classes & Workshops
Mardie Rees offers Online Classes and occasionally teaches out of her Gig Harbor Studio.
In-Person Portrait Sculpture Workshop
Vosler Atelier
Tampa, Florida
January 18-20, 2024
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuition: $550
Learn to sculpt the portrait and capture likeness and personality in clay. Working with a live model students will sculpt two portraits at half life-size in clay on a fixed armature. Instructions includes introduction to tools and techniques, proportions, structural anatomy and leaning to observe the nuances of the human face.
Where: Vosler Atelier
Fly into Tampa Intl.
330 Pauls Drive, Brandon, Florida 33511
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuition: $550.00
Model Fee Included in price
All levels welcome
Materials list:
Aluminum Calipers 12”
Armature (x2): 7 x 7" piece of plywood with 6" dowel (available to buy for $25)
Water or oil clay (approximately 24 lbs)
Wooden sculpting tools: Chisel edge, Rounded edge, Ridged edge, Loop Tools
12-18” ruler
Spray Bottle (water clay)
Wet rag (water clay)
Plastic bag & rag
Handheld Mirror
Sketchbook, pencil
Register: 813-417-5867
https://www.vosleryoungartistsstudio.com/events
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mini-mentorships
One-on-one mentorship is a powerful tool to help you lift your skill to the next level. Mentorship is available to all ability levels and covers many aspects of drawing or sculpture. Mardie will consult with you to determine the best curriculum for you, whether that’s a few lessons to sharpen up what you already know, or a long-term arrangement to help you achieve a particular goal. Contact Mardie to chat about possibilities.
sculpt from the masters:
Hand of GOD - Rodin
3-Day online workshop
TBD for 2023
2pm – 5pm, Pacific Time
Learn to “Sculpt from the Masters” as Mardie guides you to sculpt a Hand by Rodin. We will focus on the hand anatomy and how to create a successful master copy in clay from the beginning to the end.
FREE online workshop
TBD
11am – 12pm, Pacific Time
Join Mardie as she takes you through the steps of sculpting a portrait from anywhere in the world.
Suggested Materials for your FREE Online Workshop:
Charcoal or graphite pencils
Sketchbook or drawing board with 18 x 24” Newsprint or other
Water or oil clay (approximately 12 lbs)
Wooden board - minimum size 8x10, (cutting board or cookie sheet works also) Wooden BBQ Skewers Wooden sculpting tools or butter knife, fingers work also! Small ruler
Calipers or fabric tape measure
or buy materials here
Buy Supplies at Compleat Sculptor : www.shop.sculpt.com
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“ Mardie taught about anatomy and structure of the human face and how to sculpt it. She is fun, engaging and offers great advice in the process of creating.”
“I’m so glad I was able to take an online sculpture class with you during this uncertain time. My biggest takeaway is that sculpting helps me to realize that perception of our own seeing changes with the directions in which we experience the subject. I’m totally in awe with how complex every element of the Pieta when I try to sculpt it, yet it all seems so at ease when I look and experience Michelangelo’s sculpture. She had me believe what I’m seeing!”
Apprentice Academy, Gig Harbor
In spring of 2015, Mardie launched Apprentice Academy, an art school focused on teaching fine art fundamentals to kids and adults in a variety of media. Classes are held in her Gig Harbor Studio. Who knew learning was so much fun?