Art Scholars Enjoy Sculpture Enrichment

This week, our Year 7 to 10 Art Scholars took part in the second half of their enrichment sculpture class with Ian Wolter. An award winning artist and sculptor, Ian’s work includes pieces such as Safe Haven, a life size bronze sculpture of five Kindertransport refugee children walking down a gangplank which stands in Harwich. His talent and experience provided students with inspirations for their live sculpture class.

With Mr Holden modelling for the creation of clay heads from life, students created life-size pieces which will later be fired in the kiln. Using tools such as callipers, wire ended, loop, rake and ball tools, as well as sculpting knives, they all enjoyed creating their pieces with care and attention to detail. A classical approach to making, hugely reliant on observation and perseverance, it juxtaposes more contemporary forms of making, that our Art department also celebrates.

Such enrichment classes are vital for our Scholars to encourage and enable them to participate in new techniques, experimenting with new materials and tools, a fundamental part of their development as artists. Uncovering potentially hidden skills, these workshops also encourage creativity and allow our young Scholars to evolve their work, expand their experience and enjoy different mediums.

Thank you to Ian Wolter for guiding and assisting our students in these workshops, and to Mr Holden for being a superb live head model.