ING Bank Artists

This is Sylvia and Simon, a couple of my students from the sculpture workshop that I was involved in at ING Bank's head office in London Wall. And this is them at their opening show. The show actually took place a couple of weeks ago but I've been quite busy working on a couple of sculptures (they kind of look a little like wooden Victorian cyclops robots, but I'll post some images and info nearer the time) for the new Pharos Gallery show on the 11th December, off Broadway Market, East London - so, as you can probably see, I haven't been keeping my blog that up to date the past few weeks.
Everyone on the course did really well and achieved some amazing results in a very short space of time. I think everyone in my group should be proud of the work they produced, especially considering most of them came to course with little or no artistic training.

Fast Track: The ING Sculpture School

Fast Track: The ING Sculpture School, originally uploaded by Wayne Chisnall.

I’m currently teaching on an ‘Introduction to Sculpture’ workshop at ING Bank’s main London office at 60 London Wall. This is part of ING’s Formula 1 arts programme, Fresh Eyes (www.ingfresheyes.com).
The programme involves five sculptors (all members of the Royal British Society of Sculptors) teaching sculpting, mould-making, carving and assemblage to five teams of five ING employees, one day a week, over eight weeks.
This photo shows my team getting to grips with assemblage, the final stage of the introduction phase of the course. Next week they select their chosen field of sculpture and make a start on their final piece which will be exhibited in an exhibition at the London Wall offices later in the year.
It’s been fun working with the team and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves. I’m looking forward to seeing what they finally produce.