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Sculpture Workshop

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Student and staff in sculpture work shop

Plaster, mould making, ceramic and metal

The ceramic facility has expanded in recent years and we have a new top loading kin used solely for ceramic work.

What We Do

 

The workshops listed above are in AVA G.11 and G.12. They are supervised by Mark Sowden three days a week and by Daryl Brown two days a week. It is open Monday to Friday from 10am - 5pm with a one-hour break between 1pm and 2pm. 

Examples of mould types include plaster waste-moulds and piece-moulds. Plaster can also be used as a modelling and carving medium. We also make flexible moulds made using latex, alginate or silicone rubber. Work can be cast into materials such as plaster, concrete, clay-slip, wax and resins. Hot metal casting into bronze and aluminium is done using the lost wax process. The moulds are dewaxed in the kiln and the metal is melted in the furnace.

The ceramic facility has expanded in recent years and we have a new top-loading kin used solely for ceramic work. A clay printer in the Digital Fabrication workshop  opens up possibilities for hybrid making processes combining digital and handcrafted skills.

The metal workshop is mainly set up for working steel. We have a variety of machines for cutting shaping and joining metal. There are three types of welder including a TIG welder that can be used to weld bronze. Other metal working facilities include a brazing hearth, sheet metal folder, roller and guillotine.  

Location:

AVA G 11 and G 12

Working Hours:

Monday - Friday 
10:00 – 13.00
14.00 – 17.00

Staff:

  • Mark Sowden (Mon - Thurs)
  • Daryl Brown (Fri)
  • School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering
    • ACE Workshops
    • Architecture and Design Foundation Pathways
    • Digital Fabrication Lab (DFUEL)
    • Sculpture Workshop: Plaster, mould making, ceramic and metal
    We are well connected throughout the capital and beyond. Our extensive network offers you plenty of opportunities to develop skills and explore the industry – whatever your interests. 

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A silicone mould optimised

A silicone mould optimised

A silicone mould optimised

UEL's sculpture workshop

A collection of small optimised sculptures

A collection of small optimised sculptures

A collection of small optimised sculptures

UEL's sculpture workshop

An optimised sand cast

An optimised sand cast

An optimised sand cast

UEL's sculpture workshop

An optimised kiln load

An optimised kiln load

An optimised kiln load

UEL's sculpture workshop

Optimised coil pots

Optimised coil pots

Optimised coil pots

UEL's sculpture workshop

Optimised bronze pour

People in workshop doing an optimised bronze pour

Optimised bronze pour

UEL's sculpture workshop

An optimised bronze instruction

Bronze casting instructions

An optimised bronze instruction

UEL's sculpture workshop

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School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

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Digital Fabrication Lab (DFUEL)

The 3D Scanner (Artec Eva) enables students to digitalise their work or existing shapes for further digital manipulation.

School of ACE: Facilities and Workshops

Our extensively equipped workshops at the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering are places where ideas are realised.

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