Art by Jess Miller
sculpture and artwork
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- Weekly Life Drawing classes – Wednesdays 1:30 to 4pm – at the Art Stables, Finchley
- NEW! Weekly Portrait classes – Thursdays 1:30 to 4pm – at the Art Stables, Finchley
- Weekly Life Sculpture classes – Fridays 10am to 1pm – at the Art Stables, Finchley
- Family sculpture workshops at the V&A museum
- Spring 2022 portrait sketches
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I will be teaching a day of family sculpture workshops at the V&A Victoria and Albert Museum on Saturday 3rd June They are essentially for kids aged 5-13 and in connection with their current Donatello exhibition (the renaissance sculptor – not the fashion designer 😊) Booking and more info is here on the V&A website
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Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste, oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 28cm x w: 27cm x d: 23cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made.
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Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste, oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 25cm x w: 26cm x d: 20cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made.
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Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 25cm x w: 14cm x d: 20cm.
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Process of sculpting a portrait of Richard – about half life-size
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Figure & Portrait Modelling in Clay with Jess Miller Working with the human form to develop observation and modelling skills. Tuition will cover proportion and anatomy while encouraging a creative approach. A life model present in every class. Beginners, intermediate and advanced welcome. Clay and basic modelling tools provided. Time and Dates: Fridays: 10:00 – 13:00…
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Making a small portrait sculpture of Rebecca Making a small figure sculpture of Rebecca
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I will be teaching a 1-day patination workshops at Hampstead School of Art again on Saturday 24 August Click on the date above to find out more or call HSoA on 020 7794 1439 to book for either workshop. This workshop will explore some of the methods of surface decoration of fired ceramic sculpture. Students will…
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I will be teaching three x 1-day patination workshops at Hampstead School of Art again on the following dates: Sunday 14 April Saturday 27 July Saturday 24 August Click here to book for Sunday 14 April 2019 or call HSoA on 020 7794 1439 to book for the other two dates. Patination is the general…
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Sculpting a clothed figure in clay: 2-day Easter figure sculpture workshop Date: Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 April 2019, 10:30 – 16:30 Price: £160 Venue: The Art Stables, 80 East End Road, London N3 2SY Tutor: Jess Miller Over this 2-day course, working directly from life, you will create a small sculpture of a clothed figure. Tuition…
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Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste, oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 26cm x w: 20cm x d: 21cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a portrait sculpture of Aston in the same pose.
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Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste, oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 26cm x w: 30cm x d: 22cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a small figure sculpture of Aston in the same pose.
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Figure & Portrait Modelling in Clay with Jess Miller Working with the human form to develop observation and modelling skills. Tuition will cover proportion and anatomy while encouraging a creative approach. Beginners, intermediate and advanced welcome. There will be a small charge towards firing costs at the end of term. Time and Dates: Autumn Term: Friday 21st September to…
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Figure and Portrait Modelling in Clay with Jessica Miller Working with the human form to develop observation and modelling skills. Tuition will cover proportion and anatomy while encouraging a creative approach. Beginners, intermediate and advanced welcome. There will be a small charge towards firing costs at the end of term. Time and Dates: Fridays, 10:00 – 13:00 Autumn Term:…
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Figure and Portrait Modelling in Clay with Jessica Miller Working with the human form to develop observation and modelling skills. Tuition will cover proportion and anatomy while encouraging a creative approach. Beginners, intermediate and advanced welcome. There will be a small charge towards firing costs at the end of term. Time and Dates: Fridays, 10:00 – 13:00 Spring Term:…
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I will be exhibiting some of my drawings and sculpture as part of Crouch End Open Studios 2016 during the weekend of 7th and 8th May. I will be showing my work alongside the paintings of Marureen Harrison at venue 26 from 12-6pm. I will also be showing some work at the Group Taster Exhibition at Original Gallery, Hornsey Library, Haringey Park, N8 9JA…
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A small figure sketch of Fran with with her hair in plats. Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 25cm x w: 31cm x d: 17cm.
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Reclining figure of Mikelina. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 25cm x w: 40cm x d: 25cm. Here is a link to the process of modelling this figure in terracotta clay. And here is a link to a plaster cast of the…
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A life-size sketch of Fran with with her hair in plats. Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 27cm x w: 30cm x d: 20cm.
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A small portrait sketch of a girl. Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 23cm x w: 16cm x d: 10cm. Click here to see photos of the sculpture in progress.
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Quick sketch of a woman leaning forward. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 15cm x w: 25cm x d: 15cm. Completed 2009. Private collection.
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A quick sketch portrait of an old man. Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size including base: h: 35cm x w: 20cm x d: 20cm. Completed 2013.
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Small sitting figure of girl, with her hand resting on her foot. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 35cm x w: 25cm x d: 25cm. Completed 2013.
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First 2 and 1/2 hour session on a reclining figure of Melissa.
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A small portrait of Errol. Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 22cm x w: 27cm x d: 20cm. Completed 2014.
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This is the first session modelling a small clothed figure of Lucy playing the mandolin in terracotta clay.
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A sketchy portrait figure of Kit wearing a suit created from life over 3 x 2 hour sessions. Fired clay. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 40cm x w: 30cm x d: 20cm. Completed December 2013. Private collection.
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Process of modelling the sitting figure of Richard – looking despairing with his head in his hand – in terracotta clay over 5 sessions.
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Result of attending a three-day workshop with Etienne Milner run by The Society of Portrait Sculptors. Day 3 end: Day 3 lunchtime: Day 2: Day 1: Here is a link to the armature I had to make in preparation.
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When I cut the head open to hollow it out I thought the piece looked much better without hair so I took a radical decision to make it into a relief instead.
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Armature created in preparation for attending a three-day workshop run by The Society of Portrait Sculptors
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Portrait: week ♯2 – Figure: week ♯3 This session I took advantage of the space and worked simultaneously on both the figure and the portrait of Thelma.
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First 2-hour session on a portrait of Thelma.
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Four sculptures all modelled last semester. Three of them have a little damage from firing but all are repairable.
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Process of modelling the sitting figure of Letizia in terracotta clay. Here is a portrait of the same model. Here is another figure of Letizia.
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Small figure of Mathew sitting cross-legged. Fired clay. Given a further smoke-firing. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 20cm x w: 25cm x d: 25cm. Completed 2012. Here is a finished portrait of Mathew.
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Created for a conference organised by the Centre for Appled Buddhism being held at Taplow Court this weekend, this piece is a 3D sketch inspired by the conference theme “Transforming Conflict” and a nature programme that I caught recently. Majestic japanese herons were fighting (either over territory or mating partners) and it looked to me like a…
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Figure of Kit kneeling. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size (including base): h: 35cm x w: 22cm x d: 15cm. Completed 2013. Here are some photos of this piece being made. Here is a portrait of the same model. Here is a quick…
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Process of modelling the kneeling figure of Kit in terracotta clay. Here is a link to the finished piece.
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Portrait of Letizia. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 30cm x w: 35cm x d: 20cm. Completed 2013. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a figure of the same model.
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Process of modelling the portrait of Letizia in terracotta clay. Here is a link to the finished piece. Here is a figure of the same model.
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Quick 1-day sketch of Kit in a blue shirt, trousers and a waistcoat. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 30cm x w: 20cm x d: 15cm. Completed 2013. Private collection. Here is a portrait of the same model.
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Process of modelling the reclining figure of Letizia in terracotta clay. Here is a link to the finished piece. Here is a portrait of the same model.
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Small reclining figure of Letizia. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 28cm x w: 45cm x d: 20cm. Completed 2013. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a portrait of the same model.
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Last semester I attended a brilliant “Anatomy for sculpture” course so these are photos of modelling a small muscle-man made on an armature in soft chavant modelling wax. He was built over 11 sessions starting with the skeleton and adding all his muscles on one side of the body. As well as a life-model we used books,…
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Process of modelling a small portrait of Kit in soft terracotta clay. Here are some photos of the finished piece.
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Life-sized portrait of Kit. Fired clay. Sealed with metal powder suspended in shellac. Patinated with oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 25cm x w: 30cm x d: 35cm. Completed 2013. Private collection. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made. Here is a portrait of the same model.
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