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Students will have the opportunity to develop and make small-scale sculptures or maquettes as unique miniature forms, which could be multiples or individual pieces. Students will be able to experiment with different materials including found objects which can be transformed into small artworks.
Essential materials you will need to bring to the first class:
Digital camera, decent phone camera is fine
Sketchbook / journal, pencil
Sharp knife / scissors
Some form of sticking tape and/or glue
Examples of any materials / objects that interest you
Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course and included in course fee:
A limited supply of card, plaster, wire and clay
Access to basic tools for making small sculptures in a range of media
Use of glue guns
Essentials Materials and equipment students will need to provide themselves:
Sketchbooks
Papers and cards
Drawing tools
A choice of scrap and recyclable materials (papers, small objects, plastics, wood, textiles, buttons, beads, etc.)
A range of adhesives
Crafts knife, scissors, masking tape, gaffer tape
Protective clothing
Additional recommended materials and equipment students can provide:
A digital camera
Over the class sessions the course will cover:
1. Introduction to course. What is miniature Sculpture?
2. Experimenting with materials and ideas.
3. Multiples.
4. Students creating and collecting their own ideas and materials.
5. Concluding course. Finished pieces.
This course will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Each week, students’ progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor who will suggest follow up reading, research and practice to undertake each week to support their studies. Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Experiment with a variety of materials;
Develop their own ideas and themes for making small 3D works of art;
Show an informed understanding of scale.
ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND, SOUTH BANK CENTRE, CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, 1994, Art unlimited: multiples of the 1960s and 1990s from the Arts Council Collection, London: South Bank Centre
SCHELLMANN, J. ed., 1997, Joseph Beuys: the multiples: catalogue raisonne of multiples and prints, Cambridge, MA: Busch-Reisinger Museum
www.artsytime.com/miniature-sculptures
www.stevemessam.co.uk/foldgallery/multiples/multiples.html
Course information will be provided on enrolment and handouts provided during the course.
If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.
If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.