Sculpture

The Sculpture Shop at Buck's Rock is an open-air creative studio where campers make open-ended projects. Sculpture is not defined by a single material or set of processes nor is it confined to two dimensions. They may weld and forge steel, rivet aluminum, carve stone, mold body parts, and cast in bronze. Some campers arrive with detailed plans, some with a more exploratory idea, and some with no idea at all of what can be done. These campers will be directed to the metal junkyard at the back of the studio, where they may find inspiration from years of accumulated treasures.

The biggest perk at the Sculpture Shop is the twice-per-summer bronze and aluminum pours. In the weeks leading up to the pours, some campers make carvings out of wax, and some make casts of pre-existing objects or body parts. These are then invested in plaster and poured in metal. There is no end to what can be made in sculpture!