Philippe Faraut

Philippe Faraut received his degree in woodcarving and the construction of French fine furniture from Germain Sommeillier in Annecy, France, his boyhood home. An avid traveler, Philippe's destinations have allowed him the opportunity to study the cultures of many countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, thus influencing his work in portrait and figure sculpting. After establishing residence in the United States, he developed an interest in modeling the head in clay. Since 1993 he has taught sculpting seminars throughout the US and parts of Europe.

Together with his wife Charisse, Philippe has made his techniques available to students in the form of his Art of Sculpting and Techniques of Sculpting video series in addition to four instructional sculpting books. His anatomical reference casts are used at numerous schools and colleges to aid in the understanding and rendering of the classical human figure in both two and three-dimensional art forms.