Vala Ola's yearly 5 day workshops SCULPTING THE HEAD 2012  October 22 - 26          Instructor: Vala Ola Scottsdale Artists' School, Arizona. Great location in downtown Scottsdale, walking distance to galleries on Main Street. Workshop hours 9:00 am -4:00 pm  5 days: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri (a second independent workshop on the figure taught by Vala starts the following Monday) Tuition: $585.00   (students that sign up for both workshops (two weeks) get a discount, contact school) Model Fee: $35.00 Level: INT-Professional Registration open - call the Scottsdale Artists' School 480-990-1422 or go to www.ScottsdaleArtSchool.org Description: Oil based clay. Models. In this workshop students will sculpt a life-size bust using oil based clay suitable for molding and casting in bronze. You can choose to sculpt a self portrait or if you prefer sculpt the head of a female model on site.  Vala will walk you through the process starting with building the armature. Structure of the scull will be explored, muscles of face and neck. Connecting the head to shoulders. All the areas that need special attention are explored including: Planes of the face, the importance of the view from underneath, details of eyes, eyelids, pupils, iris, eyebrows, nose, nostrils, connecting eyes with forehead and nose, lips, expressions, cheekbones, ears, hairline, hair. Energy and emotion conveyed. Difference of male and female, jawline. Texture of skin. Design of base, tilt of head. How to achieve likeness, handling commissions. How to scale up or down with help of calipers.  Towards the end of the week students are encouraged to give their creation their own artistic flare. Vala will talk about how to get creative ideas, how to use hair and accessories like hats, feathers, scarves, jewelry to add interest to your composition. For those who decide to have fun sculpting their own portraits, an interesting subject matter for artists throughout art history, mirrors, one larger (possibly provided by school via existing wall mirrors) and a smaller handheld mirrors are needed. Vala will walk around giving each student personal attention. Vala will also devote some time to hands during this week.  Daily demonstrations. Donald Clapper, Vala's business manager, will visit and answer questions about marketing, galleries and foundries. Visit to Ola’s studio: Students are invited to visit Vala Ola's studio in Cave Creek on Tuesday evening, spouses welcome. Artwalk Thursday at the gallery district 7-9. Group dinner beforehand optional. Vala's business manager Don Clapper will join in and be available to answer any questions on foundries, marketing and art gallery representation. Gallery walk Thursday evening. Group dinner beforehand, optional. Vala and Don Clapper will lead a fun group dinner and artwalk to local galleries on Thursday night for those who wish to join.   The following week Vala will teach another workshop "Sculpting the Figure". The workshops are independent of each other.	"Falling in Love" by Vala Ola 2012. Third life-size Bust by Vala Ola - 2012
Vala Ola's yearly 5 day workshops SCULPTING THE FIGURE 2012  October 29 - November 2 Instructor: Vala Ola Scottsdale Artists' School, Arizona. Great location in downtown Scottsdale, walking distance to galleries on Main Street. Workshop hours 9:00 am -4:00 pm 5 days: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Tuition: $585.00    (students that sign up for both workshops (two weeks) get a discount, contact school) Model Fee: $35.00 Level: INT-Professional Registration open - call the Scottsdale Artists' School 480-990-1422 or go to www.ScottsdaleArtSchool.org Description: Oil based clay. Two models. Vala Ola will take you through the process of creating a figurative sculpture that is suitable for casting in bronze. The clay figure will be one-third life size in a creative pose. The focus will be on anatomy, curves and planes, bone structure, ribcage, contraposto, and balance. A day devoted to the head. Special focus on: eyes, lips, hair, and tips on achieving likeness using calipers. Hands and feet will be addressed. Fleshy forms vs. defined muscles, using shadows, points of interest, leading the eye around, texture, lost edges, and drapery will also be discussed. Tools to use, how to create textures. Composition, communicating emotion. Finally you will learn how to add your own personal twist to the pose. The final result and goal will be a beautiful anatomically correct figure, compositionally strong, emotionally engages the viewer, and finally after adding your own creativity to the pose, a work of art that expresses your own unique voice. Daily demonstrations. Visit to Ola’s studio: Students are invited to visit Vala Ola's studio in Cave Creek on Tuesday evening, spouses welcome. Artwalk Thursday at the gallery district 7-9. Group dinner beforehand optional. Vala's business manager Don Clapper will join in and be available to answer any questions on foundries, marketing and art gallery representation. Gallery walk Thursday evening. Group dinner beforehand, optional. Vala and Don Clapper will lead a fun group dinner and artwalk to local galleries on Thursday night for those who wish to join. The previous week Vala will teach another workshop "Sculpting the Head". The workshops are independent of each other.	"This will be the sixth year I teach a workshop on sculpting the figure. It's always such a pleasure to meet fellow art enthusiasts. I enjoy sharing and forwarding what I have to give and it is a welcomed brake from the solitude of the studio. I added this year 2012 a second workshop focusing on "the HEAD".  Vala Ola Vala Ola (left) and Erin at Vala's yearly workshop at the Scottsdale Artists' School.
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