3-Day Sculpture Intensive — Southern Highlands: A mentored studio immersion with sculptor & mentor Thomas Bucich

A$1,150.00

This is not a casual workshop. It’s a deep studio immersion designed for artists who want to strengthen their practice, refine their technique, and create work with real presence.

Over three immersive days, you’ll work closely with Thomas Bucich, exploring two approaches to sculpture:

Lost-Wax Bronze Sculpting

Learn the classical process used by master sculptors for centuries — building forms in wax that will later be cast in bronze.

Direct Plaster Sculpture

A faster, more expressive method that encourages instinct, gesture, and bold experimentation with form and texture.

You’ll move confidently between precision and spontaneity, creating original works in wax and plaster, ready for bronze casting after the intensive.

Southern Highlands, NSW | $1,150 incl. all materials
Friday, Saturday & Sunday | 10:00AM – 4:00PM each day
Limited to a small group – Booking essential

Direct Plaster Sculpting

  • Build sculptural forms from armatures to expressive surfaces

  • Learn to work intuitively and confidently with fast-setting plaster

  • Explore texturing, layering, and finishing techniques

  • Leave with a dynamic completed work or study

Lost Wax Bronze Sculpting

  • Sculpt directly in wax with guidance on balance, structure & technique

  • Learn the fundamentals of lost wax casting

  • Discover how to produce one-off wax forms for bronze

  • Your completed wax sculpture can be professionally cast by Crawfords Casting (optional, starting from $250)


What you’ll gain:

This is about more than learning technique.

You’ll experience:

• Personal, hands-on mentorship

• Clear guidance tailored to your direction

• Focused studio time without distraction

• Real momentum — not just inspiration

By the end of the three days, you’ll leave with new skills, finished works in progress, and renewed confidence in your sculptural voice.

Who this is for

This intensive is ideal for:

• Emerging and mid-career artists

• Designers and makers stepping into sculpture

• Creatives ready to deepen their practice

• Anyone seeking a serious, supportive studio experience

Limited Seats – Reserve Now

Date:

This is not a casual workshop. It’s a deep studio immersion designed for artists who want to strengthen their practice, refine their technique, and create work with real presence.

Over three immersive days, you’ll work closely with Thomas Bucich, exploring two approaches to sculpture:

Lost-Wax Bronze Sculpting

Learn the classical process used by master sculptors for centuries — building forms in wax that will later be cast in bronze.

Direct Plaster Sculpture

A faster, more expressive method that encourages instinct, gesture, and bold experimentation with form and texture.

You’ll move confidently between precision and spontaneity, creating original works in wax and plaster, ready for bronze casting after the intensive.

Southern Highlands, NSW | $1,150 incl. all materials
Friday, Saturday & Sunday | 10:00AM – 4:00PM each day
Limited to a small group – Booking essential

Direct Plaster Sculpting

  • Build sculptural forms from armatures to expressive surfaces

  • Learn to work intuitively and confidently with fast-setting plaster

  • Explore texturing, layering, and finishing techniques

  • Leave with a dynamic completed work or study

Lost Wax Bronze Sculpting

  • Sculpt directly in wax with guidance on balance, structure & technique

  • Learn the fundamentals of lost wax casting

  • Discover how to produce one-off wax forms for bronze

  • Your completed wax sculpture can be professionally cast by Crawfords Casting (optional, starting from $250)


What you’ll gain:

This is about more than learning technique.

You’ll experience:

• Personal, hands-on mentorship

• Clear guidance tailored to your direction

• Focused studio time without distraction

• Real momentum — not just inspiration

By the end of the three days, you’ll leave with new skills, finished works in progress, and renewed confidence in your sculptural voice.

Who this is for

This intensive is ideal for:

• Emerging and mid-career artists

• Designers and makers stepping into sculpture

• Creatives ready to deepen their practice

• Anyone seeking a serious, supportive studio experience

Limited Seats – Reserve Now

Minimum 4 people required to host the workshop. In the unlikely instance of the minimum number not being met, a full refund will be provided. Due to the nature of the workshop, refunds outside of this are not provided.