Bronze casting & sculpture courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

This course gives you an insight into the endless possibilities of sculpting with wax, as a piece in itself, or to create bronze castings. The session begins with a quick presentation on the Art of Lost-Wax casting, followed by an introduction to a variety of wax-sculpting techniques, using locally sourced natural beeswax. The tutor will guide you through an introduction to all core wax modelling to techniques, leaving you ready to embark on making whatever you wish, including jewellery, trinkets, household décor, figurative sculpture, ornamental animals etc! Abigail Burt has...

Have you ever wanted to create in bronze? Learn how to harness molten metal for art? Or just fancy a creative and unique weekend? Join us, where we will walk you through the ancient process of lost wax bronze casting. Come with or without skills. We will work with you from the beginning and over the two days, you will create your very own cast bronze sculpture. Day 1 On the first day, you will learn how to waxwork for the lost wax process. Having accomplished that you will learn...

Suitable for complete beginners, this kit contains everything you need to create your own fabulous bronze finished 'sleeping cat' sculpture at home! Once finished, your sculpture will measure about 12cm x 10cm and weigh 550 grams. You can even base it on your own cat or kitten. Also ideal for a unique gift - make contact with Jo if you would like a gift card included in the pack and have the whole package sent directly to the recipient. Coming from the Jo Garden Art studio where we usually have...

Suitable for complete beginners, this quality kit contains everything needed to create a gorgeous bronze finished ‘Hare’ and 'Sleeping Cat' sculpture at home! (although if you would prefer just 2 x Hares or 2 x Sleeping Cat's this is no problem - please just send a message when you place the order). Both these sculptures are also sold as individual kits and ‘friends & family’ packs of 4 (see separate listings by pressing the ‘more from this maker’ button at the bottom of this page). No previous clay sculpture experience...

Suitable for complete beginners, this kit contains everything you need to create 4 fabulous bronze finished Sleeping Cat sculptures at home. Treat your family or friends to a laughter filled day each creating a unique masterpiece to keep. The products are individually packed so can be spread between households if social distancing (see the collage within the photos of the amazing results from a group of friends who made them together via Zoom!). Fabulous fun and enjoyed by any age group (please note young children must be supervised). Jo guarantees...

Create your own stunning life sized hare sculpture which is weather resistant. Using all the same products as we do on the Jo Garden Art Two Day Sculpture Workshop, this kit allows you to make a large (60 - 70cm) moon-gazing or looking back hare. This may look daunting as it quite large - but it's actually easier than a smaller hare - honestly ;-) Using 30 feet of aluminium wire, the hare armature is hand made by Jo in her Suffolk studio and comes ready for you to create...

Welcome to my bronzed Animal Sculpting Workshops. Giacometti style animals. You will go home at the end of the day with a beautiful unique piece of art. This course is a wonderful way to relax and forget the worries of the world. Art is fantastic for ones mental health. You will unwind and time will fly. About the coronavirus : These are now 1-to-1 workshops or with a bubble buddy. All co-vid rules will be met and implemented. I will provide water and coffee gloves and sanitiser.  No experience is...

This Hare Sculpture Kit allows you to sculpt your very own moon-gazing or looking back hare which can be displayed in your garden as well as inside. The kit contains all the same materials we use during the popular Jo Garden Art one day hare sculpture workshop. Depending on pose, your hare will be 25 - 30 cm tall. We also have a fabulous large hare sculpture kit for a 60 - 70cm hare (see separate listing or press ‘more from this maker’ button). Each hare armature (aluminium wire hare...

A fantastic opportunity to have the chance to make a small sculpture or object to be cast into bronze for you at our Carmarthenshire foundry. The course also includes two live online tutorials. You can make just about anything you like to be cast, but we can help with ideas during the tutorials. Others have made animals, plaques, door knockers and portrait faces, for example. It's suitable for anyone, whether you have any prior knowledge or not - great fun for friends in lockdown, for a birthday or for artists...

Wish to create a lovely sculpture of your own faithful dog? Or surprise someone with a sculpture you have made of their pet? Or gift a wonderful kit to them to enjoy the experience of sculpting themselves! No previous clay sculpting experience is needed as this kit is suitable for complete beginners. Everything is included in the kit to create your own fabulous bronze finished 'Faithful Dog' sculpture at home! Once finished, your sculpture will measure about 13cm x 8cm and weigh about 500 grams. You can base it on...