Camp B Symposium 2011, July 9-17- Mt. Vernon, Wa

Matt Auvinen has been carving for over 30 years. He received his BA from California State University, Chico and his MFA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. In 1988 Matt moved to Pietrasanta where he worked as an artisan for several sculpture laboratories. For 12 of his 20 years in Italy, Matt taught sculpture and drawing for a private, university level, art program in Florence. His sculptural foundation is from working with mixed media. Matt has worked with cast bronze, welded steel, plaster and wood. Found object assemblage became a focus of his work in the late 80s and this sensibility has been projected on to his work in stone. – Matt will be offering comprehensive workshops on mold-making, reproductions, pointing, and direct carving methods.

• Beginner Instructors: Tamara Buchanan & Ruth Mueseler 
• Pinning and Sleeving: Arliss Newcomb
• Strapping and Lifting Large Sculpture: Richard Hestekind and Scott Hackney
• Evening Salon Style Discussion on pricing work, featuring knowledgeable sculptors
• Basalt Talk featuring geologist and sculptor Michael Yeaman 
• Tool Talk with renown tool collector, professor Tom Urban 
• Field Mentors Tom Small and Richard Hestekind

Our symposiums offer something for the all level sculptor. To get a little insight into last years symposium click on the link below and download the brochure.

To download a PDF of the 2011 brochure- click here