Saturday, February 27, 2010

Orvieto Itinerary


Are you interested to see how we are going to fill our week in Orvieto in September?

Adventures in Italy have had years of experience in conducting these workshops and I hope you might consider joining us.

Classes will be held in English and will be small, friendly and a lot of fun.

ITINERARY
Sept 26 - Arrive Orvieto, group dinner
Sept 27 - Studio: Fabric painting starting with the basics of mixing
color. Techniques to create images easily on fabric resulting
in a range of base fabrics for embellishing.
Italian culture and oil tasting, Orvieto walking tour.
Sept 28 - Studio: Further surface design techniques such as rubbings,
collage, and printing to create additional textures on your
fabrics.
Cooking class - learn to make pasta and other dishes, and
enjoy the fruits of your labors!
Sept 29 - Beading workshop to learn a range of beading stitches for
further embellishment.
Picnic lunch
Learn about the Etruscans through an Etruscan cave tour.
Optional wine tasting.
Sept 30 - Market Day: Exploration and inspiration with color & texture.
Studio: Combine all the techniques learned to start working
on your treasured memento of Orvieto.
Picnic lunch with food from the market.
Vineyard tour - visit a local vineyard to learn the vintner’s
passion for wine. Sample several wines, including Orvieto
Classico.
Oct 1 - Studio: Work on final touches of your masterpieces.
Group lunch at favorite pizzeria.
Show and share your week’s work.
Oct 2 - Depart Orvieto

If you would like to see some more gorgeous photos of Orvieto - click here

2 comments:

Clare Wassermann said...

wow this looks marvellous. I am going to try to come to the NEC - really loved catching up on your Blog x

Anonymous said...

This is going to be soooo fun! Can't wait.