Friday, May 11, 2012

5 week evening class in Mould making and casting with Jenny Valmadre starting Wednesday 16th of May


TAFE Ceramics Department room L101, Newton St

What to bring: note pad and pen, bucket, sponges, rubber gloves and a head full of good ideas.

What to wear: old clothes and covered shoes must be worn
Cost: $220.00


Brief overview of workshop
• 16 May, participants will make 3 small blanks in low relief and drop.
• 23 May, the moulds will be poured over the blanks using cottles, clay walls and humping. Time allowing we will also make texture stamps from paper using powder as a release agent.
• 30 May, cast wax, which will cool and be released in time to cast concrete into the same mould. The other two moulds will be used to cast both forms of paper; a very busy night.
• 06 & 13 June, experimentation with surface finishes


Enrolment information
When enrolling please quote the following numbers: delivery Package 292712 and class No 21206
For enrolment please call the admissions centre on 1300656959

Photography class Cancelled

The photography class that was due to start today Friday 11th of May has been cancelled due to insufficent numbers. Interested students are asked to register their contact details with a view to a new class being organised in Semester 2. Please contact Kerry Grierson on 40422505.