Class: Carving Soft Stone Sculpture with Darcy Meeker
Venue: The Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost:
Jax Member $243.00 General Public $300.00 Deposit $75.00

Description:
The Jacksonville Center for the Arts offers the three day class Carving Soft Stone Sculpture with Darcy Meeker on August 21-23 meeting from 9am-5pm daily.

Class Description:
Learn to carve in stone! Darcy Meeker has taught stone-carving at the Vermont Carving Studio and founded the Backyard Stone Carvers group in Blacksburg, VA. Her own stone-carving teachers include Bob Lockhart of Louisville, KY, Hanneke Zwart of The Netherlands, and the late Bernard Matemera of Zimbabwe. Darcy Meeker will be providing Soap Stone and Alabaster rocks that can be purchased the first day of class. Rocks cost between $1 to $6 per pound and range in weight from 1 to 15 pounds.

Materials to bring: Sketch book or drawing pad, photos, etc.
Optional Materials to bring - (Darcy will have extra): Carving tools, Soap Stone or Alabaster Rock for carving, Wood tools, too, Emory paper, sanding pads, etc.

Materials Fee: $50
Minimum Enrollment, 3: Maximum Enrollment, 12
Minimum Age: Responsible Young Adult

http://jacksonvillecenter.org/2010-classes/08-august/carving-soft-stone-sculpture-scu082113/ or call 540-745-2784 or email info@jacksonvillecenter.org.

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