Adventures in Sculpting with Carl Valerius

Adventures in Sculpting with Carl Valerius

10am – 3pm Friday 20 March

Join Carl Valerius, master sculptor and creator of Bill the Bastard to learn essential sculpting techniques.

Each participant will receive a pre-sculpted bust cast in air dry sculptors clay to personalize into a individual personalised bust. Participants are encouraged to bring a photo of a person to use as a model for their final work.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to work with and learn from one of Australia most accomplished sculptors in his studio. He also tells a great yarn.

Includes all tools and sculpting clay. Homecooked lunch made by Fay Valerius provided.

BOOKINGS essential. Limited to 12 places only.

$110 per participant (16 years of age and over)

About Carl

Carl Valerius is a nationally recognised sculptor, working primarily with bronze, stone, clay and wax. His skills have been refined since he began his working life as a stonemason. His work is installed at the National Museum of Australia, Darling Harbour and along tourist routes throughout New South Wales. Carl can balance two tonne boulders while designing balancing rock displays right through to etching subtle facial expressions on miniature clay or wax figures.  He has been an invited guest lecturer at the University of New South Wales.

His most recent significant work produced in 2020 is a life size bronze statue of ‘Bill the Bastard’, Australia’s greatest warhorse depicted in ABC’s Landline.  This is on display in in Harden-Murrumburrah.  Through his public civic works he helps to bring Australia’s significant history into the present.