Projects - stone 2008

 

Experienced sculptors may attend between May and Oct. Arrangements will be made on application

Courses for groups and beginners may be arranged on application. Most suitably June or September

There will be weekend tool making workshops open to anyone wishing to learn how to make their own forged and tempered hand tools. If interested please apply and watch the website

Maximum 10 participants 

All participants must bring; eye and ear protection, gloves, hammer (800gm or 1kg) sensible shoes and clothing and a face mask.

Tools available:
        Extension cable
     3 Flex  (angle cutters)
     1 diamond disc

  1. points  per person

Power drill
Wedges for splitting
Various hammers
Some polishing equipment

Beginners …250 Euro 2 week participation *

Intermediate… 250-euro 2 week participation *

Experienced people carrying out their own project….    Prices by arrangement *

* please see separate page on payment reductions

 

During a two-week period first time participants will learn;
Basic carving techniques
How to use hand tools
The use of some machinery;
       Angle grinders (flex) for cutting
       Drilling for splitting the stone.

Occasionally there will be a demonstration of forging the hand tools

Each week we hope to organise a trip to a place of interest.

Sometimes participants go to the sea for a few hours in the afternoon.

There are regular evening concerts of classical music in the near by medieval town of Groznjan.

Participants should bring gloves, goggles, ear and eye protection, suitable shoes and clothing. A facemask or pack of disposable ones. And finally an 800gm hammer or if confident 1 kg hammer.