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in Zimbabwe stone sculpting for adults and children, beginners or
confirmed sculptors.
Alexander
Chitungo is an up and
coming stone sculptor in Zimbabwe, which itself means 'Great house of
stone'.
Sculpting
stone is part of Zimbabwean culture, and Alexander, like the other
sculptors, uses his art to portray the important values of the society
in which he lives, the importance of the family, the rituals of
everyday life, the spirituality that inhabits him.
 
His
work is both figurative and abstract. Alexander, after numerous and
very successful workshops in the USA and in Germany, will be back at the Villa des Courtissous from
July 12th to August 9th 2010 to run stone-sculpting workshops with stone all the way from
Zimbabwe.
You
can
choose your piece of opalstone for about 20 to 30 euros depending on the size of the stone, then you begin to sculpt your stone
under the watchful, attentive and helpful eye of Alexander, who thinks
that you will probably need about 12 to 15 hours to finish your piece,
depending on your past experience in sculpting.
The
workshops will be open most days (you arrange your own timetable with Alexander)
Cost: 10 euros an hour (minimum
of 6 hours to be paid at the beginning of your first workshop).
P.S.
If
you need accommodation, Villa des Courtissous has rooms available in
both the holiday cottage and the main house.
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