June’s-2026-Sculpture Armature-Two-Day-Workshop

This workshop is being taught by local monument builder, ex-foundry owner, master foundryman and sculptor with 40 years of experience. Most noted in the Phippen Museum on their Tree of Bronze locally.

Local monuments in the area that he has worked on or maintained is:

• The Early Rodeo Monument, which is at this time being stored in preparation of the renovation of the Rodeo Grounds.
• Silver Tornado at the Hospital Grounds
• Cowboy at Rest, which is on the south side of the Yavapai County Courthouse
• Bucky O’Neil Restoration on the Yavapai County Courthouse
• The Veterans’ Memorial on the Yavapai County Courthouse

Many of the local sculptures were produced by or restored by local artisans. You can find many in public areas as well as personal collections. The list of monuments produced by this instructor is vast as he spent nearly 40 years in the business making armatures for his and his father’s work as well as for other artists.

The focus of this instruction is to explain nuances of sculpture armature building for a figure to be viable to mold as well as create castings that would be saleable. The use of the proper tools, materials and math that will allow you to achieve your goals in the sculpture world.

Molding techniques will be discussed as time permits. The goal of the workshop is to have you achieve an understanding of why certain practices are used as to insure a successful project and mold.

Instructor: Keith Kendall, son of Master Artist, J.Karl Kendall

Required Supply List can be found here.