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Join Shellspen Sean for a hands on
bronze sculpture workshop, and mini tour
in:
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Edinburgh Scotland, United
Kingdom, Europe. Summer 2011
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Budapest, Hungary, Europe.
Summer 2011
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Geleen, Netherlands, Europe.
Summer 2012
(Dates & prices to be announced soon.)
Learn the lost-wax ceramic shell BRONZE
casting process for your Sculpture.
Teaching "Direct wax sculpting".
With sculptor and teacher “Sean Colson”
(941) 951-2545
Sean Colson, has been a sculptor since
the mid 1960’s, and begin bronze casting
with his father in 1974, at Colson
School of Art. The first art casting
sculpture foundry in Sarasota, Florida,
USA. Sean has run Shellspen Int. Inc. a
sculpture supply business for artists
casting bronze sculpture, to teaching
bronze casting, since 1979. Sean’s
experience in Bronze casting has
been for the last 36 years.
Sean is teaching workshops on Bronze
casting in Europe and will share his
years of professional experience with
students on techniques, tips, and styles
of Sculpture casting. Students will work
hands on, and learn how to sculpt a
direct wax, attach feeding gates to the
wax. Coat the wax with the Shellspen
ceramic shell process, watch the bronze
poured into their own sculpture. Then
the castings will be devested, and the
feeding gates cut off, sandblasted to
remove the ceramic shell mold, then
refined and a patina finish will be put
on. Leaving the student a finished
bronze.
Students will be limited in size to a
bronze casting weighing no more than 7
lb. / 3.2 Kilos, with most castings
being about the size of your hand.
Students will learn the complete
lost-wax ceramic shell process easily.
With this workshop students will be
knowledgeable in Bronze casting, and
with time, education and experience the
sculptor will progress from simple
designs to complex works of sculpture,
that they can use these learned
techniques to build from. Below are some
examples of castings you can make:
Sculpture, figurines, plaques,
abstracts, jewelry, animal sculptures
from horses, cats & dogs & more, antique
auto parts reproductions, motorcycle
parts and sculpture accessories, machine
parts, and just about anything you can
imagine from sculpture, to machine
parts.
Materials & bronze costs are included.
At the completion of the workshop, the
student will be given a signed
Certificate of Completion from Sean
Colson, & Shellspen International,
stating they are trained & knowledgeable
in this process, which they can use for
employment in foundries. We will also
work with the students school to
negotiate credit hours for these
workshops.
Exclusive workshops are limited to 14
students.
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These
workshop teach you Direct wax sculpting,
and takes you through the steps of the
Shellspen lost-wax, ceramic shell
process of casting your sculpture up to
7 lb. / 3.2 Kilos to a finished bronze
with a patina. (No high-polished bronzes
in these workshops.)
An added feature to these mini-sculpture
workshop vacations, you will visit the
local tourist areas. So it's a great
opportunity to learn and expand your
art, plus visit a beautiful area in
Europe!
Terms: 50% non-refundable deposit to
hold your workshop, and 50%
non-refundable balance to be paid in
full 60 days before the workshop. We
recommend paying for your workshop on a
Major Credit Card, as your Credit Card
also insures the workshop dates.
Interested? Contact us and we will send
you more information, and the schedule.
All applicants are screened for
eligibility. This workshop involves
watching
bronze art casting and working with
power tools. A disclaimer has to signed
first by the student stating they will
follow all safety precautions, wear all
safety gear and work at their own risk.
All of our students who have taken our
workshops didn't want to leave when the
workshop was completed! After learning
the process and seeing their castings
poured first hand and enjoying the
European cooking, as well as visiting
the local tourist areas in Europe, it
was hard for them to go home.
We will pick you up & drop you off at
the the closest major airports in Europe
to your workshop.
So students book their own
flights to Europe, which summer rates
are roughly $ 1400 to $ 1800 (from the
USA) depending when you book your flight
and the deals you can find. Please keep
in mind for the best value for flights
during the summer (season) book them
early. If you do not have a good travel
agent, please contact us and we will
have our Travel Agent in Sarasota,
Florida contact you, which they have
always been able to find great deals.
We are here if you have any questions
and/or would like to book one of our
unique workshop to the
fascinating countries of Scotland,
Hungary, and the Netherlands in Europe.
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