WOODCARVING WORKSHOP - LEVEL 2
SPACE: CAMPOBASE PROMETHEUS
LOCATION: C.S. MONTECITERNA - SORANO (GR)
COURSE: WOOD CARVING COURSE
TIME: 08:30 - 18:00
INSTRUCTOR: FABIO RICCHETTI
DAYS: 2
DATE: JULY 5-6, 2025
PRICE: EURO 160
STATUS: AVAILABLE
ADVANCED WOOD CARVING COURSE
THIS COURSE, OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE
BASIC CARVING COURSE, PROPOSES TECHNIQUES TO ADVENTURE INTO
WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNFAIRLY DEFINED AS A MINOR ART
MINOR.
MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE SILENT EVOLUTION FROM THE
UTILITARIAN TO THE “ARTISTIC” FIELD OR MAYBE BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH
WITH DIFFERENT RESULTS, IT IS A TECHNIQUE WITHIN THE REACH OF
EVERYONE.
THE COURSE WILL COVER THE TECHNIQUES OF: CARVING WITH A
KNIFE POINT (OR ALA VALDOSTANA), HALF-ROUND AND/OR
FULL-ROUND.
COURSE DURATION: TWO FULL DAYS OF FULL IMMERSION
COURSE OBJECTIVE: TO HELP PARTICIPANTS TO INDEPENDENTLY CREATE
ONE OR MORE OBJECTS USING EACH OF THE TECHNIQUES PROPOSED.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: SLEEPING BAG OR FLY SHEET (FOR
OVERNIGHT STAYS AT THE BASECAMP) - CUT RESISTANT GLOVES (WITH RUBBERIZED PALM),
PENCIL, ERASER AND PAPER FOR NOTES, COMPASS, TRANSPARENT RULERS,
RULER AND LOTS OF IMAGINATION.
OPTIONAL MATERIAL: FOLDING KNIFE (JAPANESE IS BEST)
MATERIAL TO BE PROVIDED BY PARTICIPANTS (EXTRACOST OF THE COURSE) CARVING KIT
COMPRISING: codega 5 and codega 7, MINI MACHINE CUTTER TWO CHERRIES C320116,
MINI SCOOP WITH TWO CHERRIES C320818, MINI SCOOP WITH TWO CHERRIES C324714,
MINI SCOOP WITH TWO CHERRIES C320116.**
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE OR HAVE SIMILAR ONES, PLEASE LET FABIO KNOW
(348-6540130) FOR A COMPARISON. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE BLADES ARE OF
HIGH QUALITY AND WELL SHARPENED.
**THERE MAY BE OTHER BRANDS AND MODELS TO BE DECIDED ON
CLOSER TO THE DATE OF THE COURSE - DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY
EQUIPMENT OF DIFFERENT COST FOR THOSE WHO WANT SOMETHING MORE THAN A KIT
BASIC
MATERIAL PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE SCHOOL:
PAMPHLETS, WOOD, ABRASIVE PAPER OF VARIOUS GRADES AND IF NECESSARY
ON-SITE SHARPENING OF TOOLS (IN CASE OF UNINTENTIONAL DAMAGE TO THEM,
THIS TIME WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE WATER-WHEEL)
COURSE STRUCTURE:
FOR BREAKFAST-LUNCH (EXTREMELY FAST) AND
DINNER, EVERYONE SHOULD BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE
WITH THE OTHERS DURING THE COURSE.
FRIDAY:
ARRIVAL AT THE BASE CAMP
FAMILY DINNER WHERE EVERYONE BRINGS SOMETHING, PREFERABLY SOMETHING TYPICAL OF THEIR REGION OF ORIGIN
OVERNIGHT AT THE BASE CAMP
SATURDAY:
WAKE UP TIME 7.00
BREAKFAST
START OF COURSE 08.00-08.15
EXPLANATION OF TOOLS AND THEIR USE
REVIEW OF WOOD AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
START OF CARVING
LUNCH
CONTINUATION OF CARVING WORK
DINNER
POSSIBLE CONTINUATION OF CARVING OR REST
OVERNIGHT STAY
SUNDAY:
WAKE UP 7.00 AM
BREAKFAST
START ACTIVITIES 8.00-8.15 AM
CONTINUATION OF CARVING WORK
LUNCH
CONTINUATION UNTIL END OF CARVING ACTIVITIES
DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES
COURSE END 18.00-18.30
TO REGISTER for the course send an EMAIL to: INFO@PROMETHEUS-STORE.COM
THE COURSE will be held in SORANO (GR)
THE COURSE HAS A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
.