Overview
Join artist Sawyer Rose for a creative, immersive workshop where you’ll learn to make your own reusable silicone putty molds and explore casting with a range of materials including plaster, mortar, and even chocolate! Participants will leave with custom molds, finished castings, and a detailed take-home guide for continuing the process on their own.
All moldmaking and casting materials are included. You’re welcome to bring a small object (roughly 1–2 inches) that you’d like to replicate. Great options include smooth and non-porous items such as buttons, figurines, shells, or trinkets with interesting textures. Not sure if your object will work? Bring it along and we’ll take a look together.
As part of the workshop, Sawyer Rose will also lead a walkthrough of her exhibition The Carrying Stones Project and will discuss her artistic methods, her use of molding and casting in her large-scale sculptures, and the powerful stories of the women whose labor her work honors.
The Molding Process
Registration
This class is free with the generous support of the Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
Advanced registration is required as space is limited.
For questions or information about this workshop, contact Tiiwon Siaway at 334-625-4359 or email, tsiaway@mmfa.org
Examples of Gelli Prints
Related Exhibitions
Sawyer Rose
October 10, 2025 through January 11, 2026
On view in the Atrium, Blackmon, Rushton Stakely, and Weil Galleries
