end of the year student work, part 1

Yesterday was the last day of class for students in the core program before summer break and the workshop schedule which starts right away on Monday. Each student has submitted their 3 best pieces of the year for a student exhibition which is open to the public June 8-12. I'll be posting images of all the submitted work here on the blog, which will take several installments, so stay tuned!


by Remi Cardenas


by Ashley Howell


by Carla Crawford


by Neal Esplin

by Remi Cardenas


by Spencer Brainard


by Colleen Barry


by Carla Crawford


by Emilie Lee


by Remi Cardenas


by Neal Esplin


by Colleen Barry


by Spencer Brainard


by Justin Wood


by Justin Wood


by Justin Wood


by Danny Grant


by Danny Grant


by Colleen Barry


by Salaz


by Salaz


by Colleen Barry


by Robert Silverman


by Danny Grant


by Gregory Mortenson


by Philip John Salamone


by Gregory Mortenson


Twyla & Jesus getting the party started


Camie Davis laying into the pinata at our super awesome dance party last night


Greg Mortenson, looking very professional


Dance party!

in the studio

Justine got us this load of cupcakes today to celebrate Rebecca Gray's baby (due in August) Congratulations Rebecca!


Mark Porter contemplating his next move


Mason Sullivan working with Mark Porter


Mason Sullivan working with Rebecca Gray


Brendad Johnston working on a sculpture copy


Angela Cunningham's plaster cast waiting to be finished

last day of Cheh's ecorche class

(from L-R)Josh LaRock, Elisabeth Ehmann, Colleen Barry, Justin Wood, Jiwoong Cheh, Jung Mo Kim, Stephanie Young

This class has been meeting one afternoon a week all year to study human anatomy by building these ecroche sculptures. Working from the skeleton and the live model , the students gain an understanding of how the muscles, tendons, and bones all work together.

casting the sculptures

Here is the sculpture crew working on their casts today:


Danny Grant applying the second layer of plaster


Rebecca Gray with her sculpture encased in plaster


Angela Cunningham cleaning up the seams


Angela Cunningham ready for action


Mark Porter is way behind everyone else, he's just starting the process of inserting thin metal pieces that will create a seam in the cast


Mason Sullivan, making sure everything is under control

Final day of Sculpture before casting

Mason Sullivan's morning sculpture class just had their final day with the model today. Tomorrow they will be learning how to make plaster casts of these sculptures, I'll post more about that soon!


by Mark Porter (detail)


by Angela Cunningham (detail)


by Angela Cunningham


by Rebecca Gray


by Justin Wood


by Danny Grant


by Mark Porter