Residential Sculpture Workshop for all levels (2021 dates TBC)
Residential Sculpture Workshop for all levels (2021 dates TBC)
The workshop is taught by renowned sculptor Sören Ernst.
The workshop is held in a beautiful enchanted garden full of mystical creatures, fountains and sculptures. These amazing surroundings will inspire all who attend Soren’s workshop.
Beginners are welcome, as well as more advanced students who may like to try their hand at a more challenging projects in marble or a three-dimensional mosaic. Attention will be given to the individual needs and abilities of each participant.
The focus of the workshop is that you finish your project in the time available, to take the feeling of personal achievement obtained on your holiday home, as well as your finished piece of sculpture. It can either be taken home by plane or combined shipment (costs vary dependent on size of sculpture).
For the Sculpture Workshop the stone available is sandstone (red) for the beginners, limestone (beige) for the more advanced, and Portuguese marble in shades from white, grey, green and pink for the master class students. All work is done by hand, no power tools will be used by students for safety reasons and to be in keeping with the meditative process of the creation. Masks and goggles and all the tools necessary will be provided.
The price for the stones is an additional cost (paid on site) and ranges from approximately 25€ for sandstone, 35€ for limestone and 50€ for marble.
The course run for 5 days, Monday to Friday, and last about 6 hours per day. Lunch and refreshments are provided on site, and the student is asked to bring outdoor wear (hat against sun, gloves if desired) and work clothes as well as comfortable shoes because most of the work is done standing.
Included in the workshop price:
- Accommodation at Casa Creativa for 6 nights in a private ensuite room (arrive Sunday after 14:00 - depart following Saturday)
- Breakfast, Lunch and daytime refreshments (Monday to Friday)
- Evening meals with your fellow students at various local restaurant in Lagos, all within a 5-minute walk. (Monday to Friday)
- Transport to and from Casa Creativa to the Sculpture’s Studio Garden (15 minute transfer)
- Use of equipment and all basic materials are included
- One creative local excursion per week
- A free registration to your ‘Online Casa Creativa Workshop Forum’ (You can chat with your tutor and fellow students 1 month before your workshop begins, so you feel well prepared for your workshop ahead)
Not included in the price:
- Flights and airport transfers
- Artwork delivery costs
Maximum of 8 students per workshop.
Sören’s Biography
Sören was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1967. After an initial apprenticeship as a stonemason he soon discovered his passion for sculpture. He served a two-year period near Kiel, in the studio of the sculptor Jörg Plickat. There he became acquainted with other materials like wood, clay, plaster and metal, but stone remained his preferred material. A two year stay in Scotland developed his own creative style, which was inspired by the archaic pre-celtic and other monolithic or indigenous cultures. He also held his first exhibitions there.
He moved to Portugal in 1990 and discovered the lighter side of his craft. With plentiful availability of limestone and marble, it made it possible to work more delicately and also added color to his work.
His work includes:
– Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy public monument and his sister Fanny Hensel, in Hamburg, Germany
– Rotunda/Roundabout ‘Rosa dos Ventos’ in Lagos, near the Marina, together with the Portugues architect Antonio J.B. Fernandes
– ‘Gate of Wishes’ at Wildpark, Schweinfurt, Germany
– American Veterans Monument, Alter Friedhof in Schweinfurt, Germany together with Steff Bauer
– Giant head of Donald Sutherland, alis 'President Snow' for the 'Hungergames, Mockingjay#2, together with Steff Bauer
...as well as privately owned monuments like an astronomical-observatory, fountains and sculptures all over Europe and overseas.
www.soeren-ernst.com