Description
About the Workshop
Saturday 27th February 2027
10:00-4:00 with a break for lunch
This one day figurative sculpture masterclass with Jemma Gowland will teach you how to build on an armature looking at proportion, stance and narrative.
The workshop is a fun way for people to try out figurative work without the difficulties usually associated with life sculpting.
This masterclass is designed for individuals that have some experience using clay
Bisque firing can be arranged at the end of the workshop for an additional £10 per piece
About Jemma
Jemma first trained for a BSc in Engineering Product Design, and worked in the fields of industrial design, production, and architectural model making before becoming a teacher of Design and Technology. With experience in making using a broad range of materials, for a wide range of purposes, ceramics has become the abiding interest with it’s unique versatility and surface possibilities, the technical challenges and opportunities seem endless.
Being a mother, wife and daughter, as well as a woman often working in a largely male field, has led to an examination of the role of the female, and how societal norms can still shape the way children are raised.
Her work explores the way that girls are constrained from birth to conform to an appearance and code of behaviour, to present a perfect face, and maintain the expectations of others. From the moment we are born gender affects our future, and upbringing influences our adult life.
