5 Mornings Sculpture in Clay Guided Workshop

About this tour

Spend five mornings in Florence learning to shape clay with a practising sculptor. You'll work through facial proportions and figure anatomy, building confidence with your hands while discovering why the city's Renaissance masters approached the human form as they did. By the end, you'll have created pieces that reveal how much observation and technique underpin the sculpture surrounding you. All materials provided; studio refreshments included.

Highlights

• Learn facial and figure proportions from a working sculptor
• Build hands-on skill with clay handling and shaping
• Understand anatomical fundamentals behind classical sculpture
• Create finished pieces to take home
• Located in central Florence with easy transport links
• All clay, tools, and materials supplied

What to expect

Each morning, you'll arrive at the studio and begin with fundamentals: how clay responds to pressure, how to measure and mark proportions, how to see the planes of a face or body. The instructor demonstrates, then you replicate on your own work, receiving feedback as you go. You're not copying from photographs—you're learning the logic beneath the forms, the same logic that guided Donatello and Michelangelo. Expect slow, deliberate work. Expect clay under your fingernails and a genuine shift in how you look at the sculptures around Florence.

Good to know

Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. The studio provides water and often prosecco; bring a bottle for the walk home if needed. Public transport is close by. No prior experience required—all fitness levels welcome.