Kaelin Palcu:
Expressive Portrait Sculpting
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Spend two days in the studio of Kaelin Palcu, a world-renowned, classically trained figurative sculptor and artist. You'll explore how to compose a portrait and bring a more complex, expressive approach into your personal practice.
Class size is capped at five, so students will leave with plenty of one-on-one time. Kaelin gives live demos throughout and guides each student individually.
Students will leave with a clear understanding of the skull and the functional anatomy of the portrait. These fundamentals apply across mediums and fields. The class is open to all levels, including people who have never touched clay.
The class is open to all levels. If you've never touched clay before, you're welcome here.
You'll take home your sculpture and a handmade tool handmade by Kaelin.
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.