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Beginner Class: Organic Sculptural Forms
In this rigorous three-day course, the student will carve a wonderful pair of flowers that can be displayed as a stand-alone sculptural piece, or can serve as a beautiful appliqué to a cabinet door or other piece of furniture. After observing master carver, Zakurdayev, the student will immediately apply the techniques of design transfer, carving tool usage, use of vernier calipers to establish levels, undercutting and surface modeling to achieve life-like effects. Tool sharpening will be demonstrated and time for practice will be provided. The basswood blank and the pattern will be provided. It is recommended that carvers of all abilities take this course prior to any of our other courses.
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Through the production of the sculptural carving, the three day course covers the listed areas below and so much more.
1. Tools sharpening technique.
2. Design: How to develop a design that is translatable into a carved form.
3. Design transfer techniques carving blank or block stock.
4. Calculating high and low relief levels and tools and techniques to control depth.
5. How to create and bring to life each element in a design.
6. What carving tools to buy and which to avoid, (how to fill out your base set of tools.)
7. Defining and how to avoid common carving mistakes.
8. Undercutting and dramatizing the sculptural and realistic detail in a carving.
9. Preparing the carving for finish.
10. Master's Critique of student's work. (what has the student learned, what areas the student will need more focus and practice and how best to achieve excellence in carved work. |
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Advanced Class: Low Relief Panel with Shell and Acanthus Leaves
The techniques of low relief carving will be taught in this class. Each student will learn design transfer, setting in and grounding, separation of elements and surface modeling in relief. This is a very challenging three-day course especially suited to furniture and architectural carvers, but all carvers will find it invaluable. The techniques learned and the design used can be adapted by the individual student for his or her own projects, and the project itself can be displayed with pride by the student!
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Grape Vine Class:
This intermediate class delves further into the carving of organic forms and can be taken at any time after completing the beginner‚s course. Surface modeling and undercutting techniques will be emphasized in this demanding three-day class. The project lends itself to applications such as wine racks, wine cabinets, or wall decoration.
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Art Nouveau Mirror Frame Class:
Frames are one of Master Carver Leonid Zakurdayev's specialties, and their design, construction and carving will be examined in this highly informative three-day class. The project appears deceptively simple, but is definitely for the intermediate to advanced carver. The project serves as an artistic examination of the use of lines as decorative elements and nowhere are lines as beautifully applied as in Art Nouveau design. Construction of frames will be discussed, and rabbeting of the back side will be performed in order to receive a mirror or picture. A major focus of this course will be on drawing and developing designs. This demanding three-day course will prove indispensable to any woodcarver, but will be of special interest to furniture makers.
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Old World 3-dimensional landscape carving class.
Trained in the Eastern European traditions:
Six-day class will include:
· Training on basic perspective carving
· Training on illusional perspective carving
· Concepts associated with landscape carving to resemble a landscape painting
· Carving the piece
· Painting of the finished work
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2007-2008 Course Schedule :
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Course #Z1107
Old World 3-dimensional landscape carving |
Six-day class: December 3rd through 8th, 2007
10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Tuition: $900.00 including project materials
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Course #Z1207
Beginners class |
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December14, 15, 16, 2007
10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Tuition: $450.00 including project materials
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Course #Z0108
Beginners class |
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 11, 12, 13, 2008
10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Tuition: $450.00 including project materials
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Course #Z0208
Grape Vine |
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 25, 26, 27, 2008
10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Tuition: $450.00 including project materials
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Course #Z0308
Advanced Class |
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 15, 16, 17, 2008
10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Tuition: $450.00 including project materials
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Course #Z0408
Mirror Frame |
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 7, 8, 9, 2008
10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Tuition: $450.00 including project materials
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Students coming without their own complete carving tool set may rent a full set for the duration of the Class for $50 fee. Please be aware that every student will get a brand new set of tools personally reground and buff polished to a surgical quality edge by Leon. If after attending the class students wish to purchase their set, they may do so at cost, with $50 rental fee applied toward the total purchase price.
Click here to view the list of tools required to attend the class. Tools Information
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We offer private instruction for those wanting one-on-one learning experience and those who would like to improve specific skills and techniques above and beyond those offered in our group classes. Please contact us to arrange for an individual class.
Group classes are limited to 6 students. All applying students must confirm via e-mail info@zakurdayevfinewoodcarving.com the availability of an open bench position in any class prior to mailing in registration forms and tuition fees. Click here for Registration form and Waiver |
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