Figurative Busts with Sydnie Jimenez
April 26 & 27 - Only 2 Spots Left!
Class Description
We are thrilled to welcome Sydnie Jimenez to Clayroom San Mateo for a two-day workshop! This workshop is open to anyone with any level of prior clay experience, and materials/firing will be provided. Friday (4/25) – FREE artist talk @ 7pm Saturday (4/26) – Day 1: 11AM-4PM w/ one-hour lunch break Saturday (4/27) – Day 2: 11AM-4PM w/ one-hour lunch break Figurative sculpture can carry with it connotations of realism and perfect proportions to scale: Greco Roman sculptures, for instance, or a smooth white marble bust depicting someone powerful. In this workshop, participants will reimagine the bust in a more expansive way that centers expression and personality. This workshop also emphasizes freedom of material, and how a creative vision can be realized despite not having the most particular materials available to you. On Day 1, Sydnie will go over how she builds her figures and creates a closed form using flattened coils, as well as how she sculpts/textures faces and hair. Participants' pieces will be roughly 12-14" tall. On Day 2, a variety of surface finishes, such as slips, underglazes, and oxides, will be covered as participants finish up their pieces. Sydnie Jimenez (b. Orlando, FL 1997) received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) focusing in ceramic sculpture and is a recipient of the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship (2020). Much of her work centers around the representation and humanization of black and brown youth in an American context. She illustrates in clay self-expression as a form of protest and self care to protect against a Eurocentric society founded on white supremacy and colonization. She has recently shown with galleries in the US and abroad including Albertz-Benda (LA), Moosey Gallery (UK), Mindy Solomon Gallery (Miami), and Anthony Gallery (Chicago). Jimenez was recently a long-term resident artist at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago and previously at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana. She currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. Website: sydniejimenez.com Instagram: @syddd.vicious
Upcoming Sessions
Policies
Refund Policy: - A refund (minus $20 processing fee) or credit in full will be granted if a cancellation request is received at least TWO WEEKS prior to the day of class - For cancellation requests made less than two weeks before the class start date, a credit (no refund) MAY be granted ONLY if your spot can be filled - If multi-day workshop, no refunds or credits are granted after attending the first day - Try Days or Workshops missed due to failure to attend will not be credited Picking Up Artwork: Pieces made in Try Days take a minimum of four weeks to fully complete (bisque and glaze firing). We will email you once everything is complete and is ready to be picked up, please check your spam folder just in case! In-person pick up is required, we do not ship.
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