Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 13th-15th

10am-4pm, all three days

Fee: 450 includes all materials

Nationally recognized sculpture artist, Bill Hickman will visit Charlotte's Art In The Dairy in late April, to teach an intense three day class in Welded Steel Sculpture on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 13th-15th.

Bill creates masks, animals, and people from 20 gauge cold rolled sheet steel. His approach is somewhat crude. Metal pieces are torch cut and shaped by hammering, bending, and rolling. These parts are then g! as welded together into forms, each with unique characteristics, resulting from the heat and hand work. Bill often uses scrap objects such as saw blades, barbed wire, and nails to further detail his work.



In this three day class, students will gain vast experience using acetylene and plasma torches, to a mask made of steel, and other metals. Tuition for this rare opportunity is $450.00, which includes all materials and tools. Space is limited, so register ASAP through Art In the Dairy's Rose Hawley at 704-287-4572, or by email to rose@artinthedairy.com

"We are thrilled to have Bill Hickman among us! ," says Rose Hawley. "As a glass artist, I've needed to learn to form my own metal frames for some time. To learn metal sculpture as well is icing on the cake!"

Rose Hawley opened Art In The Dairy in 2006 to further the education and production of fine glass and related art in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Black's Dairy opened on the outskirts of Charlotte in 1940 to produce and deliver quality dairy products. Today, it serves as the home for fine art glass, and glass related art.

To learn more about Art In The Dairy, and to view the complete list of courses, visit www.artinthedairy.com

To learn more about Bill Hickman and his Raleigh, North Carolina studio, visit www.Hickmanstudio.com