HANDICRAFT - Hands-on
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ALABASTER CARVING CLASS IN VOLTERRA
Do it yourself an learn an exclusive craftsmenship
Wether you are a beginner or an expert sculptor keen to discover the qualities of alabaster stone and the techiques to sculpt it, you are in the right place!
Your personal tour guide Martina will introduce you to the fascinating history of Volterra and its founders, the Etruscans who, two thousand years years ago, were the first to discover and make use of alabaster in this area of Tuscany.
In addition, the purest and most translucient of a four kind, the ‘scaglione’, it is only available in the small village of Campiglia Marittima, located a few km from Volterra.
Whilst by the second half of XIX century there were many ‘alabastrai’ (master artisans of alabaster) running their workshops in town, today we find only a few artists who are very passionate about it and do their best to carry on with this very ancient craft: you will have the opportunity to meet one of them and to attend a two hours private hands-on experience.
You will enjoy exploring the tools to sculpt this very soft, chalky and translucient stone, besides its qualities and secrets.
It will be an authentic local experience!
Note: if you were interested you can attend a full day or longer course. Do not hesitate to contact Martina for further information.
