[Borsheim Arts Studio]

[Stone Carving Workshop]
Man and Horse
stone carving
by Vasily Fedorouk

[Stone Carving Workshop]
Pieta
stone carving
by Vasily Fedorouk

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"Tell me and I'll forget.

Show me and I'll remember.

Involve me and I'll understand."

-- Chinese Proverb

Sculpting with Stone Workshops

2006 Dates:

New! Intensive Stone Carving: Sunday, February 19, 1-5 p.m.
Session I: February 18-21
Session II: February 22-26

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Intensive Stone Carving: Sunday, February 19, 1-5 p.m.
For those with a busy schedule, this one-day intensive lecture will include an overview of the stone carving process and other topics, such as:

choosing stone
splitting stone
tool use (hand and power)
rasps, files, and texture tools
sealers (finishing and protecting sculptures)
glue (joining stones)
new diamond tools
mounting and pinning
Q & A session

Cost = $50

You may pre-register or pay when you come on Sunday, Feb. 19, 1 p.m. No stone is provided with this class and participants will not be carving stone during the class.

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Session I: February 18-21

Note: This session runs Saturday through Tuesday, with Monday, February 20th being President's Day, a holiday for some people.

Session I is a great introduction to or review of stone carving techniques. Participants will be able to work with Master Sculptor Vasily Fedorouk, Myles Schachter of 2Sculpt, and sculptor Kelly Borsheim. Myles will have tools available for you to try out on your stone, as well as helping to instruct. He will also have tools and stone for sale.

Topics covered:

Getting Started
Pointing up & Roughing
Personality in Various Stones (Bedding planes, bruising, and other considerations)
Tools: Hammers & Chisels (hand and pneumatic); Blades (masonry and diamond); Grinders; Detailing tools
Splitting & Moving Stone
Bas Relief
Texture
Polishing and Finishing
Pinning & Mounting, Joining Stones

What is provided: Besides the instruction, each participant will receive a good-sized piece (up to 2 cubic feet) of Texas limestone (to keep), as well as access to electric and air power, carving worksites and stands, drinking water and restrooms, and free camping on site. refrigerators and grills are available for meals and snacks.

What is not provided: meals. Please pack a lunch (and dinner, as desired) since the closest real restaurants and grocery stores are about 20-25 miles away. See also the materials list that participants will need to bring. Myles will bring other stones (see below for list) for purchase as desired.

Session II: February 22-26

Note: This session runs Wednesday through Sunday, but you may choose individual days in which to participate to suit your schedule.

Session II will be more sculpting time and less formal lectures and demonstrations. Participants are free to stop work at any time to watch or ask questions of Master Sculptor Vasily Fedorouk and artist Kelly Borsheim and receive individual instruction as desired. As such, each participant will need to supply his or her own tools and stone, preferably a work-in-progress. Prior stone carving experience is helpful, such as having participated in Session I.

Topics covered as requested:

Composition & Design
Anatomy
Enlarging
Texture
Polishing and Finishing
Marketing
Any other inquiries, as appropriate

Stone Workshop Extra Details . . .

Potluck dinners each night are another great opportunity to hang out with the instructors and other carvers and learn more. Even non-camping participants are invited to these informal gatherings after work hours.

Workshop (carving) hours will be approximately 9 a.m. to 5 or 6 p.m. (compressors will be on for about 8 hours per day, shut down for lunch).

Beginners are invited and encouraged to attend, although some experience with art or sculpture is helpful. This is a very laid-back environment in which you will learn a lot about stone and art.

No dogs or other animals may be brought to the site. Workshop participants may camp on the 10-acre wooded property, but fires will be restricted to certain areas and may not be allowed under certain circumstances.

Also, guests and other sculptors are invited to visit and photograph artists at work (unless the artist says no). I only hope that they will use good taste -- if they stay for a lecture, throw a little money into the pot to pay my visiting instructors. Visitors are also encouraged to buy tools and stone from Myles Schachter. However, only workshop participants may try out selected tools.

Location: 10-acre home studio of Kelly Borsheim, Cedar Creek, Texas 78612.
Registered participants will receive a map. (Visitors should call and inquire.) Studio is approximately 20 miles southeast of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Central Texas.

Please help spread the word.
Thanks,
Kelly Borsheim
Tel. 512-303-3929
Contact: borsheim@tsos.org

About the Stone Carving Instructors

Chicago-based, Ukrainian-born and trained Master Sculptor Vasily Fedorouk has been working as a sculptor since 1977. His works have been exhibited internationally and are in private collections in the USA, Ukraine, Russia, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Korea and Israel. Several of his sculptures are in the permanent collections of museums in Ukraine and Russia. He has created many public works around the world, including one for a symposium in Brazil in which he carved a 10-foot marble sculpture of two figures -- in three weeks! Vasily was an invited guest to the Seattle 1990 Goodwill Games, which led to his move to the United States. For more information about Vasily and his work, please visit his Web site: vasilyfedorouk.com.

Myles Schachter is a sculptor working in limestone, marble and bronze. He has stone carving and metal-working training and extensive teaching experience. His most recent interest is in modern representation of ancient Asian and Mayan sculpture. Myles also conducts an annual limestone carving workshop at his Kansas studio. Myles' info. is online at: www.2sculpt.com.

[woman marble sculpture star watch art] Sculptor Kelly Borsheim, a full-time artist since January 2001, will act as host and teaching assistant. View her stone work on this site at: www.borsheimarts.com/sculpture/stone.htm

See below for materials list. (materials not included in tuition)

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More Stone Carvings by Vasily Fedorouk

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[teach Stone Carving Workshop] [Stone Carving Workshop]
Vasily teaching one-on-one at workshop here March 2005. Photos by Kelly Borsheim.

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Dates and Prices

Session I: Saturday February 18-Tuesday, February 21 (4 days)	$395
Session II: Wednesday, February 22 - Sunday, February 26 (5 days)	$100 per day
Session I & II: all 9 days	$745 (save $150!)
Register with full payment by January 10, 2006	10% discount

Registrants will receive a map and information packet upon registration confirmation. You are not registered until payment has been received.

In case of cancellation prior to January 31, you will receive a 100% refund. In case of your cancellation after January 31 but before February 15, your tuition will be subject to a 10% cancellation fee. No refunds will be given after February 16th. Workshop occurs rain or shine.

Thank you.

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Materials List for Sculpture Workshop

Lunch (and dinner for those who wish to stay); refrigerators and grills available, but bring charcoal and dishes as you require; please label all of your stuff with your name
Safety gear: eye goggles (to keep dust and stone chips out of your eyes), gloves, dust masks (for real dust, not the disposable paper ones), ear protection (ear muffs are best, but plugs will work in a pinch).
maquette (small sculpture to use as reference for your stone carving. Also helps instructors better understand your idea. We are visual communicators after all.
Appropriate clothing, including closed toe shoes. Some people like to carve wearing a bandanna to keep their hair a bit cleaner.
any sculpting tools you enjoy using (or have questions about); Myles will bring most tools you will need, but he will be selling them, for the most part. Demo tools are first-come, first served, sharing as much as possible.
50-100 ft. 12-gauge extension cord. Not 16-gauge (it sounds more powerful, but it is not!) This will help get power from the source to your carving site.
if you have one: white, brown, or silver tarp -- neutral colors; avoid blue or green -- and ropes or bungie cords to hang it
sketch pads for drawing; notepads for recording information from workshop, as desired
crayons for marking on stone; pencil or pen for writing; drawing tools you enjoy using
Whisk broom for dusting off your sculpture (saves the air compressor for carving use)
Measuring tape or stick; calipers and calculator -- whatever you like to use to determine proportion (especially if enlarging)
extra clay if you want to experiment with design changes in your maquette
lawn chair and/or small table to set your maquette and tools on (sculpting stand for stone is provided)
Your camera. Not only will you enjoy documenting your stone sculpture's progress, but you might actually enjoy photographing this event and your new friends!
camping gear, as needed. $4.00 per shower. Campers may arrive on site the evening before so that they may set up their camp site and be ready to start work by 9 a.m. the next morning.

Registrants will receive a map and information packet upon registration confirmation.

For a list of suppliers of art materials, please visit: www.borsheimarts.com/sculpturesupplies.htm.

[Stone Carving Workshop]
Vasily at work on a 2-colored stone (grey and white) as guest artist at MARBLE/marble Symposium in Marble, Colorado, July 2004. Photos by Kelly Borsheim.

Stone Carving Workshop 2005 Images

Photos by Kelly Borsheim.

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SOME of the stones Myles may be bringing to Texas are listed below.

If you have special requests, such as tools or stones (marbles, colors, sizes, etc.), please contact Myles at: Tel. (785) 838-3885 or e-mail: sculpt@bigplanet.com.
The sooner the better (prior to January 1, 2006). Myles travels a lot and if he does not have what you want in stock, he may need time to get it before coming to Texas.
Visit his Web site to get a better view of some of your stone choices: www.2sculpt.com.

List includes name of stone, location it comes from, and color description:

Alabaster -
Angle Fire (New Mexico, blue green with dark red streaks)
Raspberry (Utah, light green with raspberry stripes)
Carlotta (Utah, very light green)
Desert Ice (Arizona, translucent white nodules with occasional green lines)

Marble -
Yule (Colorado, white with occasional gray streaks)
Lido (Italy, snow white)
Italian Pink (Italy, bright pink)
Norwegian Rose (Norway, pink rivers in white)
Black Campan (France, rose in a black matrix)
Red Campan (France, white in dark red matrix)
Crema Espanol (Spain, black and red veins in flesh background)
Swedish Green (Sweden, light green)
Pastel Breche (France, ivory stones in a teal matrix)
Zebra (Utah, black and white stripes)
Honeycomb Calcite (translucent yellow/orange)

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Most recent revision: 22 October 2005