BIRDS OF BECOMING. SCULPTURE WITH CAROLE CHALOUPKA

BIRDS OF BECOMING WITH ELORA SCULPTOR CAROLE CHALOUPKA

Birds of Becoming is a hands-on sculpture workshop centred on making a bird form as a container for personal reflection and becoming.

Professional sculptor Carole Chaloupka approaches sculpture as a meaningful creative practice—one in which the act of shaping an object by hand allows form, intention, and meaning to emerge together.

In this workshop, Carole guides participants through a considered, step-by-step sculptural process using a lightweight, Japanese stone clay. The method is clear and well-structured, while leaving space for individual expression. 

Birds have long appeared across cultures as powerful symbols of transition, freedom, and inner movement – creatures that move between earth and sky, matter and spirit. In Birds of Becoming, the bird form serves as a quiet, sculptural metaphor, allowing participants to work with ideas of change, resilience, and attention through making.

Participants may choose to colour their clay prior to sculpting, or paint after drying. Completed birds can either be mounted as a freestanding sculpture on a small wooden base, or become a suspended sculptural form incorporating glass beads.

All materials are provided, and participants will leave with a completed sculptural piece.

This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as those with prior art experience who are interested in sculpture as a reflective, process-led practice.

Sculptor Carole Chaloupka approaches sculpture as a deeply rewarding creative journey–one where the maker shapes an object with their own hands, imbuing it with personal meaning and intention.

Please note there is a $25 kit fee, payable to Carole at the start of class. All materials are included in the kit fee.

There is a minimum of 6 to run this class. Fees will be fully refunded if class is not able to run.

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