rosie sturgis
Mediums Used
Rosie Sturgis has been for more than two decades sculpting in bronze and other materials, and exhibited her work both locally and overseas. For quite some time her focus has been on wildlife sculptures in bronze, some of which have gained critical acclaim.
Sculptures by rosie sturgis
Credentials
Qualifications
1968 to 1970 - Cape Technical and Art School, Cape Town
1970 - Ruth Prowse Art School, Cape Town
1972 to 1976 - With June te Water, Wynberg Cape
1977 to 1986 - Sire John Cass Art School, North London Polytechnic
1984 - Worked in Tommasi Bronze Foundry, Pietrasanta, Italy.,1968 to 1970 - Cape Technical and Art School, Cape Town
1970 - Ruth Prowse Art School, Cape Town
1972 to 1976 - With June te Water, Wynberg Cape
1977 to 1986 - Sire John Cass Art School, North London Polytechnic
1984 - Worked in Tommasi Bronze Foundry, Pietrasanta, Italy.Exhibitions
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For more than two decades I have been sculpting on bronze and other materials, and exhibited my work both locally and overseas. For quite some time my focus has been on wildlife sculptures in bronze, some of which have gained critical acclaim.
How it all started? Well, I joined a small, private pottery class. Of course I wanted to make a large bowl right away. I centred the huge lump of clay on the wheel, and in no time it got the wobbles and I had to cut the excess away. Now for a medium sized bowl! But it got the wobbles again, and so it went on. Spin, Wobbly, cut, spin, wobbly, until I ended up with enough clay to make an egg cup. So picked up the excess clay off the floor and made a lizard. And thats how I god into sculpture.
Rosie Sturgis`s Public works
Bataleur Eagle (lifesize) for Wildlife College (World Wildlife).