Kaelin Palcu:
Sculpting the Figure
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Over the course of three days, students will develop a single sculptural study from life — learning to how to sensitively and accurately interpret the figure from life. The class will focus on capturing gesture, proportion and understanding how the large masses of the body guide a pose.
Kaelin’s approach bridges her classical atelier training with her contemporary figurative practice, drawing on structural and applied artistic anatomy to help students understand the body not just visually but functionally.
Open to all levels. Whether you’re building foundational skills or deepening an existing practice, this workshop offers sustained time with the live model, direct instruction, and the space to develop a real, fluent relationship with clay.
Workshop includes all materials (we will be sculpting in water-based clay) and 1 handmade tool -- Students should feel free to bring different tools to experiment with.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Kaelin Palcu is an internationally acclaimed figurative sculptor and interdisciplinary artist whose work bridges classical craftsmanship with contemporary expression. Trained in bronze casting, goldsmithing, and at renowned institutions including the Florence and Barcelona Academies of Art, Kaelin brings over fifteen years of academic experience to her teaching. She holds an MFA in Contemporary Figurative Drawing from the New York Academy of Art and has created monuments, commissioned by the Government of Canada. Her workshops emphasize a deep understanding of anatomy, structure, and gesture, encouraging students to merge technical mastery with a more intuitive, expressive response to form. Kaelin currently works between her studios in Austin and New York, teaching and exhibiting internationally.
ATELIER DOJO WORKSHOP POLICIES
No refunds can be issued within 45 days of workshop date, unless canceled by Atelier Dojo.