Help build the future at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens!

Build materials up and carve them down to create reclining figures that sit in the palm of your hand. Work through the processes Henry Moore would use, gain new inspiration, skills, and see the outcomes transform before your eyes…

The models you make in this workshop will help designer-maker Charlotte Kidger produce small maquette-like handling objects, which will go on display and be ready for you to interact with in our new gallery, opening in April 2026.

The session is inspired by Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure sculptures, which you can see around our site. You’ll get insight into how they were created through the preparatory models Moore made for them, which are on display in our Maquette Studio.

Choose from a library of natural objects and tools to make your own models with. Charlotte will guide you through ways of stacking objects, modelling terracotta clay, carving it to make separate parts, and creating finished figures. You’ll have space to use your intuition, materials and tools to create your own miniature Moores.

Together we’ll create a collection of objects that sit within the palm of your hand, which Charlotte will work on developing for our gallery. This will include recreating them in durable wood, stone, plaster and other materials authentic to Moore’s processes and art practice, for the public to handle each day.

• This session is suitable for adults and young people aged 16+.

• Tickets are free but you must book in advance and have an annual ticket for Henry Moore Studios & Gardens to attend.

• If you already have an annual ticket, please bring it with you on the day

• If you do not already have one, you can add one to your Art Tickets basket, or buy one at the ticket desk when you arrive.