The Art of Mold-Making & Slip-Casting

For all skill levels

SPRING 2026 schedule of classes

Register by: March 17th

Course Description

This is a professional-level course of high-technical value for the absolute beginner and for artists and designers alike. Your instructor Frank Bosco has over forty years of professional experience producing molds for artists and designers including the painter Frank Stella. He has taught his skill for over thirty years to college art and design students at the Rhode Islands School of Design. For many of his students, this course was a catalyst for launching their creative and lucrative professional careers. Frank's own creative production utilizes an inventive use of casting large thin slabs, in his version of traditional encaustic-pigment-inlay to produce his narrative constructions dubbed Large-Tile Mosaics.

Students will learn the correct way of producing molds using industrial plasters and making casting slip from raw materials. Frank trains prospective students in the logics and details of craftsmanship, plus provides a clear and concise working practice that could potentially launch your next design idea into the marketplace.

All you need is a can-do spirit and the patience to follow through with the processes and enjoy the many challenges start to finish. This course is a solid investment to those who intend to make their next ceramic production dream a reality.