London Sculpture Workshop

07/06/2026

👽 Steven Spielberg, this one’s for you…

Close Encounters of the Clay Kind – Day Two

The mountain continues to evolve.

Over the weekend, visitors of all ages have been adding their own marks, textures and discoveries to this growing communal sculpture. What began as a simple structure has become a shared landscape shaped by many hands and imaginations.

This playful homage to Close Encounters of the Third Kind is still underway, so there’s still time to come and leave your mark.

Join us at Thames-Side Studios and help shape whatever emerges next.

📍 London Sculpture Workshop, Thames-Side Studios
🎨 Free drop-in activity

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06/06/2026

Close Encounters of the Clay Kind 👽 – Day One Complete

The mountain grows.

What started as a framework this morning has become a monumental communal sculpture, shaped by dozens of hands throughout the first day of Thames-Side Studios Open Weekend.

A playful homage to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, this evolving clay landscape continues tomorrow. There’s still time to leave your mark and become part of the story.

Join us for Part Two tomorrow and help shape what happens next.

📍 London Sculpture Workshop, Thames-Side Studios
🎨 Free drop-in activity
👋 All ages and abilities welcome

This means something. This is important.

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06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Open Studios is this weekend!

The backpacks are packed, the flyers are out, and the workshop doors are open.

Come and explore the artists, makers and creative spaces of Thames-Side Studios in Woolwich. Drop in, meet the artists, see work in progress, and discover what happens behind the studio doors.

📍 Thames-Side Studios, Harrington Way, Woolwich, SE18 5NR
📅 Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June
⏰ 11am–5pm
🎟 Free Entry

We’ll be opening up the London Sculpture Workshop and sharing a glimpse into mould-making, casting, metalwork and sculpture.

See you this weekend.

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24/05/2026

Post 3: Air, fire, metal. Repeat.

Back to basics casting with — a blower, a stack of old bricks, scrap metal and a bit of patience.

No induction furnace. No digital controls. Just understanding heat, airflow and when the metal tells you it’s ready. 🔥

Sometimes the simplest setups teach the most.

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24/05/2026

Back to basics. Fire, air, metal.
This weekend we’ve been stripping metal casting back to its essentials with friends at Our Creative Nature — improvised furnaces, charcoal, simple tools and molten metal under open skies.

There’s something important in remembering that casting doesn’t always start with expensive equipment; it starts with curiosity, experimentation and learning through making.

From raw material to pour, slowing things down and reconnecting with process. 🔥⚒️

Thanks to everyone getting their hands dirty with us.



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22/05/2026

Last place on this weekend’s Intro to Welding, 10-1 morning class

This 3 hour session will allow you to learn the basic skills of Mig and Arc welding, using scrap metal to practice and develop your skills.

22/05/2026

For transporting sketchbooks, PPE, half-finished ideas, and the strange objects sculpture somehow requires.

LSW field equipment. 🟠

20/05/2026

Fantastic opportunity to learn about Modelling Sculpture in Wax this weekend - last few places

This two day course is an introduction to working with sculpture modelling waxes.