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Cortona "Island in the Sky"
Warren feld
Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry: The Art, Technique, and Design of Bead Stringing and Bead Weaving Warren Feld Cortona, Italy May 22-29, 2010
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A workshop to stretch your thinking and learn alternative techniques to create exciting, innovative jewelry.
How do you keep beadwork and jewelry design essential and alive? In this week-long series of workshops, for both Beginner as well as more Intermediate level beaders or jewelry makers alike, we will be examining traditional Etruscan jewelry, and how we can understand it from the vantage point of good jewelry design principles. We will learn and practice some basic techniques of bead stringing and bead weaving. Then we will do some thinking, planning and experimenting with these techniques and principles in order to create contemporary interpretations of two or three Etruscan pieces of jewelry to see what we can achieve.
All-inclusive* plans include: Instruction in the classroom and on location Escorted group travel from Rome to Cortona May 22-29, 2010**** Seven nights three-star accommodations in historic Cortona** Local Etruscan Museum & Museo Diocesano All meals*** (Italian breakfast, lunch and dinner) Daily wine tasting opportunities Day trip to Florence A farewell wine tasting dinner
**Included with "Hotel" plans only, see details ***Included with "Group Meal Plans" only, see details *All-inclusive plans are Hotel plans A, E, G only. ****Escorted Group Travel departs Rome's Fiumicino airport by train at 11:30am and then departs Rome's Termini Station by train at 1:14pm only. Early morning arrival in Rome on May 22-29, 2010 or at least one day earlier. Departure from Cortona is the responsibility of each participant. Air travel is the responsibility of each participant. Florence (FLR) and Rome (FCO) the suggested arrival and departure airports in Italy.
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About Cortona
Cortona is one of the true jewels of the Tuscan “hill towns.” Cortona, which is often called the “City of Art,” has its origin as an Etruscan city that pre-dates Roman times with sections of its walls dating back some 2500 years. As is typical of Tuscan hill-towns, Cortona is a walled city that, for purposes of defense, was built atop a prominent geographical point. The stone buildings and streets not only have the romance, style, and charm that are particular to Tuscany, but also speak of the lives and times Cortona has witnessed. An encounter with Cortona is an encounter with music & art, with history and with spirituality. Getting to know this timeless city is a real rediscovery of our past. Cortona offers testimony to its history as well as an enchanting view of the landscape enclosed by Lake Trasimeno and the Apennine mountains.
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About this workshop...
During the week, we will gradually develop an understanding of good jewelry design concepts. You will use these concepts to get a design-understanding of Etruscan jewelry. And you will use these concepts to begin to think about, plan and experiment with ideas for contemporizing Etruscan jewelry. You will learn how to understand what “quality” means, when selecting and using glass, gemstone and metal beads and other jewelry clasps and findings. You will learn how to make choices among the many options of stringing materials. You will learn a little bit about buying tools. You will learn how color theories may be applied when using beads, rather than paints. You will learn to re-define a piece of jewelry in terms of its essential design elements – things you can manipulate within the piece. And finally, you will review 10 principles of jewelry design composition – that is, 10 rules for how to manipulate the elements within your piece. We will be doing a lot of hands-on activity. Some of it will involve playing with and arranging beads on a bead board. And some of it will involve using bead stringing and bead weaving techniques to make bracelets or components which you can later finish off as bracelets or necklaces. We will also be taking a day trip to Florence. In Florence, we will visit a local bead store, and glass bead-making studio. You will have the rest of the day to explore the city. I encourage you, sketch book in hand, to explore fashion jewelry on display in some of the fancy clothing and jewelry boutiques in town, and to visit one of the museums and view Etruscan and other Italian styles of jewelry.
_____________________________ The week's projects...
Sunday – Cortona Morning Session: Orientation to Beads, Jewelry Findings, Stringing Materials, Tools Afternoon Session: Basics of Bead Stringing and Bead Weaving (This session will conclude on Monday morning)
Monday – Cortona Morning Session: Basics of Bead Stringing and Bead Weaving (continued from Sunday Afternoon) Afternoon Session: Color and Beads - About Jewelry Design and the Design Elements - History of Etruscan and Roman Jewelry - Intro to Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Designs
Tuesday – Florence Morning and Afternoon: Bead store visit, shop and sketch, museums
Wednesday – Cortona Morning Session: First Six Principles of Jewelry Design Composition Afternoon Session: Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Strung Project
Thursday – Cortona Morning Session: Continue With Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Strung Project Afternoon Session: Last Four Principles of Jewelry Design
Friday – Cortona Morning Session: Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Woven Project Afternoon Session: Continue With Contemporizing Traditional Etruscan Jewelry – Bead Woven Project
Saturday – Finale and Departure - Review and Discussion of Ideas and Techniques Presented During the Week - Developing a Personal Style - Promoting Your Work *Accommodations and meals are specific to selected pricing plans as indicated on the enrollment form. Note: Toscana Americana reserves the right to alter this itinerary. All times are approximate
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Itinerary
Saturday – Arrival in Cortona -Arrival and Check-in in Cortona at assigned three-star hotel or hostel. -7:30p Welcome to Cortona wine and chocolate tasting at La Saletta. -8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona at La Locanda nel Loggiato
Sunday - Cortona -9:00a-1:00p Morning Session -1:00p Lunch Hotel Oasi -3:00-7:00p Afternoon Session -7:30p Wine tasting at TBA -8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona
Monday - Cortona -9:00a-1:00p Morning Session -1:00p Lunch Hotel Oasi -3:00-7:00p Afternoon Session -7:30p Wine tasting at TBA -8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona
Tuesday - Florence -Day trip to Florence with lunch provided -7:30p Wine tasting La Saletta -8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona
Wednesday - Cortona -9:00a-1:00p Morning Session -1:00p Lunch Hotel Oasi -3:00-7:00p Afternoon Session -7:30p Wine tasting at TBA -8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona
Thursday - Cortona -9:00a-1:00p Morning Session -1:00p Lunch Hotel Oasi -3:00-7:00p Afternoon Session -7:30p Wine tasting at TBA -8:00p Evening dinner in Cortona
Friday - Cortona -9:00-1:00p Morning Session -1:00p Lunch at La Loccanda nel Loggiatto -3:00-7:00p Afternoon Session -8:00p Farewell Wine Tasting Dinner in Cortona
Saturday – Departure -Morning Check-out and departure from Cortona or we can help you plan an extended stay!
Note: Toscana Americana reserves the right to alter this itinerary. All times are approximate
