Learn Portrait Sculpture with Hazel Reeves

Sculptor and Portrait Specialist of Notable Public Art Commissions

Who is Hazel and what does she do?

Hazel, an elected Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and the Society of Women Artists, is a figurative sculptor and portrait specialist. Best known for her public statues, she generally works to commission in clay for bronze. A natural teacher she has a curiosity for people, their faces and their stories.

 

Contact: [email protected]

Links to Hazel’s Instagram, Facebook and Website.

1. Emmeline Pankhurst statue "Rise up, women", Manchester, bronze - photo by Lee Webster
Emmeline Pankhurst
The bronze Cracker Packers in Carlisle by Hazel Reeves - photo by Nick Hunt – Version 2
Cracker Packers
Sir-Nigel-Gresley-by-Hazel-Reeves-with-plaque
Sir Nigel Gresley

Who and what does Hazel teach at Art Junction?

 

Hazel offers sculptors of all levels, from beginners to established practitioners a mixture of opportunities to learn or improve their portrait sculpture work:

Exclusive ‘how to’ resources: including short videos and blogs covering how to set up a formal portrait in clay, along with exercises to make your portraits more expressive. Unusual resources include a guided tour of your skull, using drawing to capture the gesture of a portrait, and how to set up a flat head profile in clay.

 

Monthly livestream portrait sculpture sessions: not only is working together with a live model fun, importantly it will build your confidence and free you to use your eye and resist tendencies to over-measure. We will work ‘under-life-size’ with a different model each session, with the opportunity for you to further work on the portrait, using the photo and video pack circulated after the session.

 

1-to-1 sessions: no matter your level, Hazel can be there to support and motivate you. Sessions will be completely tailored to your individual needs. It could be a one-off session, to diagnose a problem with a sculptural work-in-progress. Or ongoing mentoring sessions as you face the challenges of becoming a professional sculptor. Hazel is available Monday afternoons for 1 to 1 sessions.

In Hazel’s Own Words…

“Whether you need feedback on your very first clay portrait or a forthcoming commission, or if you’ve just missed sculpting with a sitter and want the practice, I can share my techniques with you to breathe life into your work and make it more expressive.”

Mum-me, plaster - photo by Hazel Reeves
Hazel threads wire on the OUr Emmeline head armature

What students say about working with Hazel

  • "I cannot recommend the 1-to-1 sessions highly enough. As somebody who has been there and done it Hazel has already solved the problems so many of us come across – she very quickly solved mine."

  • "As a relative novice seeing the way Hazel mapped out the model’s head in clay made so many things about approaching my own sculpting much more straightforward – I set up much more quickly and work more confidently."

  • "The chance to get first-hand insights into the techniques of an establish professional sculptor changed my way of thinking."