CM-1 Relief Portraits in Clay Workshop with Constance McBride

Relief Portraits in Clay Workshop with Constance McBride

In conjunction with the Eye Lounge Collective who will be exhibiting at the Shemer throughout the summer, member Constance McBride is offering an exciting three day workshop in clay at the Shemer. Working from images or their own portrait students we will create close to life size relief portraits using basic clay construction techniques. Surface treatments and finishes will be covered so students can finish their pieces after they take them home.

Due to the nature of the firing process, pieces will have to be picked up the following week to take home and finish.

Students should bring: textured items to create patterns with, small and medium sized paint brushes (nothing expensive), and any clay tools/sculpting tools you happen to already have.

Wednesday July 1st- Friday July 3rd (3 Sessions)
10am-3pm
Class fee $195
Materials fee: a $5 fee paid directly to the instructor on the first day of the workshop will cover material costs.

Artists Bio: Constance McBride is inspired by time. In her practice, she uses the human figure to examine societal issues over various stretches of time to create relatable narratives. She sometimes makes use of natural elements to further enhance a connection between her sculpted figures and nature. A native of Philadelphia, PA, McBride relocated from the East Coast to the Southwest in 2002 and resides in Phoenix, Arizona.  McBride is co-president of eye lounge; a collective, artist run space on Roosevelt Row in Phoenix. Her work has been represented at the Las Cruces Museum of Art and Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art and can be found in private collections around the country. McBride received a Bachelor of Arts from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She was recently included in the 2014 edition of Phoenix New Times 100 Creatives and her work is featured in the international platform Ceramics Now and the publication Paperclay Art and Practiceby Rosette Gault.