Sculpting from life is a great way to improve your sculpting skills, but it's also important to visit sculptures in person and be inspired by the greats! This September, the Figurative Sculpture School is going to Florence, where students can be taught by me at the Florence Academy of Art and experience a city with such a rich art history!

Our studio working hours will vary day to day to allow students to visit museums. Some of these museums, we can visit as a group and I can talk to students about the history of the Renaissance period. We can do this all while enjoying the best ice creams and coffees Florence has to offer!

Portrait sculpture is a wonderfully absorbing and intense experience. Through the process of measurement and close observation, you will learn to carefully reproduce what you see, and understand the underlying structure of the human form.…