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Update for 2008

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce a 4 week summer course being offered in the Loire Valley, France, limited to 4 students, and a 3 week course being offered in Austin, Texas, limited to 10 students.

USA WORKSHOPS 2008 - AUSTIN, TEXAS
May 5 – May 9	Portrait (from life)
May 12 – May 16	Standing Figure
May 19 – May 23	Advanced Figure/Portrait (seated/reclining)

GROUP WORKSHOP:
Limited to 10 - 12 students per week, Priority given to students signing up for two or more weeks.
Cost per week: $700.
includes tuition, model and clay. Housing costs and armatures not included

LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE - 2008
June 30 - July 4	Sculpting the Portrait from Life
July 7 - July 11	Standing Figure Sculpture
July 14-July 18	Reclining/Seated Figure Sculpture
July 21 - July 25	Sculpting the Portrait from Photographs

Semi-Private Instruction: limited to 4 students per week Priority given to students signing up for 4 weeks.
Cost per week
Tuition - 1000 e
Housing - 300 e
Model - 125 e
Clay fee - 25 e
TOTAL = 1450 e per week

ALGARVE, PORTUGAL - 2008
A few minutes from the sea, words cannot describe the beauty of the coastline. Please look the Algarve up on your computer for photo refferences. We work in a large studio. Housing is possible in shared apartments.
Nov2008 – March 2009
Private, semi private and four person workshops available

TO ENROLL:
Please print the registration form enclosed and mail it along with your deposit to either of the address’s below. Forms of payment: For French Workshops please use either option A or B listed below; For USA workshop please use option B. Deposit (non refundable) 500e Due - Jan 1, 2008;
Balance Due - March 15, 2008
Euro checks or USA Dollar equivalent cashiers checks (+ 20 euros conversion cost) for the French workshops or $ cashiers checks for USA workshops can be -
A)	Made out to: Martine Vaugel Mailed to: 2 Rue Petit Anjou Les Cerqueux Sous Passavant 49310 Vihiers, France
B)	Made out to: Martine Vaugel Mailed to: 2101 Ramsgate St. Raleigh, NC 27603

Refund policy: refund minus deposit available up to 60 days before the class – no refunds after the 60 day cut off date.
For Austin Texas Housing Information please contact bethschoen@austin.rr.com
For French Housing, and more information about any workshops in France or USA – Please contact - *Vaugelsclp1@aol.com*
To contact Martine Vaugel by phone (call from USA) 011 33 2 41 59 54 14
Please see our web site for more information on our teaching methods, and our DVD/Videos

More information on our 2007 Study Programs

As many of you know, we have been having our USA classes for 30 years, and our France Summer Intensive Workshops have been a source of excitement for us, as well as the many students who have attended them, for the past 23 years.

Instruction is for all levels.

We seek highly motivated students who are hungry for basic knowledge. We provide as many opportunities as possible for maximum learning based on individual motivation and proven group dynamics. The teaching approach is based on a profound geometric and anatomical analysis of the figure. It emphasizes boney landmarks, the weighting of planes in the creation of forms, the skull and direct observation.

For the BEGINNER

We are "process" not "product" oriented teachers. We know that everyone has a multitude of creative energy and sculptural ideas waiting to come forth from within. It is our desire to give you the tools and the processes we ourselves use in order to create our own sculptural visions. We believe letting go of "product" orientation during our program will greatly free you in your ability to simply learn, allowing for the more critical, and painful aspects of the learning process to take a back seat.

For the ADVANCED student

Using our geometric and graphic approach will greatly increase your ability to objectify and "fix" your own sculptures. We believe this will diminish your dependence on teachers, giving you the professional ability you are craving, and take many of you out of the realm of "student sculptors" and into the realm of "professional sculptors". Our definition of "Professional" is not the ability to sell your own work, but the ability to create your own work.

We are proud to say that most graduates of our intensive programs, whether beginner or advanced student, have acknowledged the birth of a greatly enhanced freedom to create due to the experience.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Portrait Sculpture Clay Modeling Course - 2 weeks optimum

The first week of this portrait process is taught from a live model, the second from photos. The Basic skull lecture is given at the beginning of both weeks. Extra modeling time for people enrolled for 2 weeks will be an available during the second week of the portrait class for those wishing to continue working from the model as well.In the 2 weeks, students should expect to sculpt 1 portrait from life, as well as 1 portrait from photos.

Week 1:

You will first sculpt a generic skull - through demonstration and lectures, you follow me through the entire process as we go from the armature to an abstracted geometric generic skull. We then change the generic to be the specific skull of the model - using the boney landmarks found on every face, but with differing geometric relationships on every specific person. I then teach a method of engineering and applying clay to go from the skull to the finished portrait.

Week 2:

You have the opportunity to bring photos of someone you would like to sculpt a portrait of and we will use the above techniques, as well as other techniques, to sculpt them. This way you not only have the opportunity of reinforcing the method, but also of doing two portraits, one from life and one from photos.

For those students wishing to be prepared for this class beforehand we highly recommend purchasing the video, "Sculpting the Portrait in Clay" by MARTINE VAUGEL
Cost: $100. +$5. shipping; Mail to the address below.

Figure Sculpture - 2 weeks optimum

The Vaugel Sculpture Method is based on using“proportions” as horizontals, “plum lines” as verticals, and “boney landmarks” as diagonals, students work geometrically creating grids and establishing 3D clay diagrams of the figure in the round, before completing the process of clay modeling and finishing. The Vaugel Sculpture Method system of using geometric relationships and establishing a working order, allows even beginning students to maneuver with knowing through the creative process of figure modeling. Students have consistently graduated to sculpting with knowledge, enthusiasm and certainty. (see “testimonials”).

Week 1

The Standing Figure Course is the basis for all the other figure instruction. Students complete a sculpture of a standing figure, using the method described above.

Week 2

Students will sculpt seated and reclining poses. Please see website for more information.

LOCATIONS:

FRANCE:
We are situated in the beautiful Maine and Loire Valley, surrounded by vineyards, wheat fields and chateaux. The quiet of our area is splendidly remarked upon by all who have been here. It is renowned for its colorful history, and ancient castles. Troglodyte caves, the largest Japanese gardens, and one of the top natural Zoo’s in Europe are within a half hour from the house. Leonardo da Vinci’s final days were spent in a chateau not far from our town and the Tour de France usually passes through our village as well. Antique shopping, wine tasting, or swimming in the ocean (which is 1 1/2 hours from our village to the beach) or visiting chateaux, large or small, there is lots to do during your down time. We usually end class a t 5 or 6 pm. The sun in summer sets about 10pm, so there is time after class for daylight excursions, as well as evenings spent in Saumur, Angers or Chinon, for fine dining or interesting shopping. We also have a pool available to students for an after class swim

Housing

We have a small house in the country for 2 people, with two bedrooms beautiful gardens and a small pond, as well as a 2 bedroom apartment in our house. (Our apartment is up 2 flights of stairs, so should be considered by more active persons, who like a bit of exercise). All have extra beds and rooms for "visitors" at no extra charges, or we also have several countryside small houses or apartments available for couples wanting not to share a living space with another student. All are clean and modern and full of charm.

Cars

We usually use a great enterprise out of the Paris airports. Cars are about 6-700 euros a month to rent. One is renting brand new Peugots every time, at very reasonable rates. Minimum 3 weeks. Regular cars for shorter periods of time can be rented in our village at 150e a week price, but one must get from the train station to the village at the cost of 50e each way. We can arrange for cars and transportation for you.

Cell Phones and Computers

There is a cyber café in a town about 20 minutes away. Emergencies only can be taken care of from my home computer. Cell phone European numbers (cards) can be purchased in America so that your cell phones will work in France.

Finished Sculptures

We have a mold maker available, but most students’ take their work home with them, shipping the leather hard clay, and finishing them at home where they make their own molds or have them made.

TO REGISTER return the following to the Vaugel Sculpture Studio at one of the addresses below, or contact us via email. You can also download the registration form and then send it.

For European classes - send a bank check, payable to Martine Vaugel, for the amount of euros required, or send a US $check equivalent and add the equivalent of 20 euros for conversion to euros by our bank here in France.
Mail letter of intent and 1/2 deposit for tuition to:
Martine Vaugel
2 rue Petit Anjou
Les Cerqueux Sous Passavant
49310 Vihiers, France

For American workshops - AND / OR TO ORDER A DVD OR VIDEO:
send a US$ check, payable to Vaugel Sculpture Studio, to our American address listed below, and we will deposit it in America.
VAUGEL SCULPTURE STUDIO
2101 Ramsgate St.
Raleigh, NC 27603

For more information, please email or call us or give us a time and we will call you.
Please remember we are 6 hours ahead of EST.

Thank you again for your inquirey.
Martine Vaugel

"I always knew as an artist, my purpose was to make art.
My life has been dedicated to it's creation....then one day I woke up and realized the purpose of art was to make artists."... M.Vaugel, 2002

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