The studio is a place of meeting, discussion, influencing, and the refining of ideas. It is a protected place and time. It is a place where top-notch performance is just as important as the possibility of making mistakes. The teachers’ personality is just as important to this process as that of the individual students. The sculptural study of the figure and the exploration of people’s relationship to their environment are considered the foundations of the discipline. Another integral part of study in our studio and school is the study of relief work, medal-making, and minting.