GARDEN SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS
Workshops - Summer1 2006 Photos   Summer2 2006 Photos
NEW ZEALAND WORKSHOPS GO
2005 Photos         Taipa and Bombay Photos
CEAC and Tarawhiti Polytech Photos   




Decorative columns

 

 

 

Fine Artwork

 



Flights of Fantasy and more  
   Where individuals create:

Outdoor furniture

 

 

Columns with internal planters

 





Your tutor is Brent Sumner, who has been creating sculptures, including sculptured architectural work, performance art pieces, vertical garden sculptures, mosaic furniture and wood fired ovens for more than 10 years. He has run workshops in both New Zealand and Australia and has set up Darjit making facilities in New Zealand, Australia and the USA. Brent is a resident of New Zealand.

If you have an interest in creating a feature for your garden or courtyard, or you would like to learn more about using Darjit!, you may like to attend one of our sculpture workshops, or alternatively, host one in your area.

The Workshops
The workshops are designed to be creative and fun events in which participants are able to create and complete a sculpture of their own design.

Each workshop begins with a demonstration and individual practise at using Darjit! for free-form sculpture. Next, the techniques for creating the skeletal forms for large sculpture are demonstrated. Wire netting and steel bars are typically used for skeletal forms, which can also be made from recycled material such as buckets and old furniture.

A wide variety of effects can be achieved with Darjit!, including embedded mosaic patterns, impressed patterns, textured finishes and hand crafted fine details.                                 

Brent will be available to assist each participant with technique and construction approaches for their individual design. Participants can come with a project in mind or be spontaneously inspired.


NEW ZEALAND SCULPTURE WORKSHOP Venues

Gisborne: Eastcape Art
Contact: vandaford@clear.net.nz

Auckland; Mosaica
Contact Toni Mason - Toni@mosaica.co.nz

Auckland: Corbans Estate Art Centre
Contact: Shelley France - shelley@ceac.org.nz

Australia, Sunshine Coast: Smashing Things
Contact Jacqui Douglas - mosaicsjd@optusnet.com.au

Hawkes Bay : Waiohiki
Contact Jenny - wcct@paradise.net.nz

Waitomo:Triple Farms
Contact Lyndsay Blake through sculptureparty@yahoo.com


Contact Details in New Zealand:
Brent Sumner (64) 09 4061903
Email sculptureparty
Workshops - Summer 2006 Photos
Sculpture Workshop photos here
Photos from the Taipa and Bombay Workshops here
Photos from the CEAC and Tarawhiti Polytech Workshops here