Here at The Fire Arts Center, we see figure sculpture as essential to the understanding of the complexity of 3-dimensional form - as drawing is to the understanding of color, light and composition. The relationship between sculpting the figure and bronze casting is a long one, dating back to the first attempt to master the bronze casting process.

The figure program at The Fire Arts Center stresses mastery of the classical techniques of sculpting the humans form in clay and wax. Students are also given the choice of casting finished work in plaster, or firing them in their original terracotta clay.

Courses in figure study include:

Figure Sculpture Workshop

Instructor: Vincent Hawkins
Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm and Monday 7:00pm-9:30pm | $200 for 8 weeks

In this class students will learn the basics of working in clay from a live model. We will cover the use of clay tools and the importance of clay body chemistry, basic armature construction, facial anatomy, and clay hollowing and firing technique.

*NEW* Open Life Drawing Workshop

Instructor: N/A
Monday 7:00pm - 9:30pm
$15 per session, per person | $10 if you call in advance

Open drawing sessions at the Fire Arts Center are 3 hours of non-instructional drawing with a live model. We start with quick poses and work up to 2 one-hour poses, depending on what people decide on. Sessions are $15 dollars for walk-in artists, $10 dollars for those who call up to one day in advance and enrolled students are free.