PHOTOGRAPHY

- workshop on landscape photography
- workshop on pinhole photography
- Workshop “ Sguardi sul Chianti”
- workshop on the digital darkroom 1 - 2 - 3

In collaboration with the FONDAZIONE STUDIO MARANGONI ,we propose seminars and workshops made by practicing photographers.including a residence (room and board) for the teacher and for the participants. The workshop format is an ideal setting to promote learning and exchange of ideas. The full immersion venue allows for rapid feedback and enhanced personal creative growth.

PAINTING

Workshop on technical aspects of painting
Workshop on painting Gesso scagliola
Workshop on painting tempera with egg
Workshop on icons technique
Workshop on fresco technique making icons
Workshop on fresco technique
Workshop on watercolour paintings

For centuries this area has inspired painters as diverse as Botticelli and Michelangelo and Leonardo and Caravaggio. The workshop provides a unique opportunity to learn and at the same time to get to know an historical and charming place. Among the attractions are : the Pieve di San Cresci, medieval village of Montefioralle and the surrounding countryside.
The colors of Tuscany, the rolling hills with their vineyards and olive groves, and the typical architecture, can provide a natural context for inspiration and a basis upon which to stimulate the creative process. This laboratory is particularly interesting because have a practical section for the realization of the materials such as brush and colors.

SCULPTURE

Workshop on gesso 2 Days - 6 Days
Workshop on terracotta

In the Chianti region the transformation of the red clay into useable objects dates from the Etruscan period. During the Renaissance the activity of the furnaces increased when the Medici and other noble families adorned their parks of villas with vases,statues, floors and stoves made of terracotta from Impruneta. Terracotta art represents a patrimony of great value and a primary element of local cultural identity. This geographical region has developed the “culture” of the “cotto” (terracotta), that still lives today and in wide spread use. Many small companies dot the countryside producing a wide range of terracotta end products.

ART GLASS

Workshop on Tiffany technology
Workshop on lamp’s technology
Workshop on glass decoration

From the fusion of sand, fire and creativity timeless objects are born. The entire area of Empoli has been synonymous with glass for centuries when the production of glass objects was linked to daily life in the form of wine bottles, oil ampoules, etc.
Following the inspiration and fantasy of the glass masters objects of quality and continuously more refined beauty were created, which today decorate our tables and our homes.
The tradition of glassworks in Tuscany is still very alive today with important companies working in this sector and exporting around the world. From simple objects in green glass, the tradition has evolved into refined techniques and colorful designs.

PAPER

Workshop on paper decoration

This technique involves the decoration of sheets of paper and the use of coloured paper (obtained using various techniques) to be used on walls, furniture and various other articles.

By doing graduated exercises, students will have the opportunity to practise spraying, gilding, gluing, colouring, oxidation and discolouring techniques.