Mosaic courses

En el evocador marco de la ciudad por excelencia vinculada a este antiguo y noble arte, experimentará la emoción de crear su propio diseño con las teselas de colores del esmalte veneciano y el noble mármol. Le guiará la artista del mosaico Carolina Zanelli, profesora con muchos años de experiencia como conductora de cursos y másteres de mosaico en Italia y en el extranjero.

El curso tendrá lugar en el Hotel Rigel, situado en el Lido di Venezia, e incluirá 6 días de clases por la mañana y 1 tarde dedicada a la visita programada, mientras que el resto de las tardes las tendrás libres para visitar la ciudad por tu cuenta, disfrutar de la playa del Lido o simplemente seguir a la sombra de los árboles del jardín del Hotel Rigel colocando una tesela tras otra para dar forma a tu creatividad, a tu mosaico.

Precio de la habitación: 540 euros en habitación individual (llegada el domingo, salida el sábado por la mañana) El primer curso tendrá lugar del lunes 31 de julio al sábado 5 de agosto y el segundo del lunes 9 de octubre al sábado 14 de octubre, ambos inclusive, con una duración total de 24 horas.

Suplemento por segundo acompañante en habitación doble: 39,00 euros por noche.

Coste del curso: 460 euros con 6 días de clases (4 horas diarias total) más la posibilidad de trabajar por las tardes fuera del horario lectivo; el material y el equipo son responsabilidad del profesor y el mosaico creado quedará en poder del alumno.

El curso tendrá lugar con un mínimo de 3 participantes.

Carolina Zanelli

She was born in Udine, after the classical high school she graduated in cello at the Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto (Tv), but then she changed direction and in 1995 she graduated as a mosaic teacher at the Mosaic School of Friuli in Spilimbergo (Pn). Since then she has lived mainly making and teaching mosaic in Italy and abroad. Starting from many years of experience as a teacher at the Mosaic School of Friuli, with which she still collaborates for short courses, she has specialized in the latter by collaborating with many institutions, holding courses from prisons to schools, at her own laboratory. Abroad she has taught courses or worked on various mosaic projects in Palestine, Holland, California, South Africa, annually in Chicago. You have participated in group exhibitions in Italy and abroad. A mosaic of her can be found in Sonia King’s book MOSAIC, Sterling, an interview with her in Vanity Fair magazine (April 2008). You collaborate with architects, private individuals and public bodies.

During the course the basic elements of mosaic techniques will be addressed:

• the program is personalized and each student receives all the attention and instructions according to his level and needs
• cutting and preparation of materials with the use of the traditional hammer
• study of trends
• composition of subjects with direct technique proposed by the teacher and by the participants (or subjects proposed by the students only if approved by the teacher)
• notions of mosaic history

• the use of equipment
• the materials for the execution of the mosaics (the use of Venetian enamels and marble is foreseen; gold materials are excluded)
• the issue of a certificate of attendance-insurance coverage
• the ownership of the mosaics made
• visit of a Venetian enamel manufacturer
• individual accommodation in a hotel room with buffet breakfast included (6 nights)