Wood-carving and Gesso Work Course, Day Class (Swansea School of Art), 1910-1936

Start Date: September 1910
End Date: 1936

Type: Art school course

Description: The course details listed for the academic session 1910-1911 are as follows:

The student will be instructed in the use of tools and the method of carving in high and low relief, both from copies and from original designs.

1913-1915 Session:
This Course is intended for Wood Carvers, Wood Workers, Teachers, etc.
Subjects:-
1. Drawing from Historical examples.
2. Modelling Design.
3. Wood Carving and Gesso Work.

1918-1919 Session:
Instruction will be given in the selection, sharpening and use of various tools. Woods and their properties and the methods of cutting, etc.
First Year.
Drawing: Freehand, common objects and geometry.
Modelling: Modelling from ornament, architectural details, etc.
Design: Elements of design, space filling, etc.
Practical: Carving of simple patterns in soft wood.

Second Year.
Drawing: Drawing from nature, architectural details and study of historical examples.
Modelling: Modelling from various styles of relief work.
Design: Design, based on historical examples, and its application to wood carving.
Practical: Carving from original designs and historical examples, gesso work.

Third Year.
Drawing: Studies of period furniture and wood carving.
Modelling: Modelling design in relation to wood carving, figure work, etc.
Architecture: History of Architecture.
Practical: Carrying out original designs for furniture, etc.

Citing this record

'Wood-carving and Gesso Work Course, Day Class (Swansea School of Art), 1910-1936', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib1_1213118789, accessed 25 May 2013]