Study Sculpture Workshops: Metal Sculpture

Simon and Anna Cooley welcome you to their beautifully situated family home, 3 miles from Abergavenny, “gateway to the mountains”.

Courses take place in Simon’s traditional stone barn, and Anna provides delicious home style lunches and hospitality.

The simple ancient techniques of hammer and fire are as direct a process as stone carving is in the making of sculpture.

This workshop explores the use of metal in the making of sculpture, and is centered around the use of the forge and the malleability of hot metal. Basic instruction in welding and cutting techniques will also be part of the course.

This is an ideal workshop for beginners, but also offers much to people with some experience of the material.

This year, we have expanded the course to 4 days to enable enough time for a sculpture to be drawn and made and to take home a finished original piece of your own.