{"id":2239,"date":"2023-10-30T20:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2023-10-30T20:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:01:24","slug":"a-week-with-maestro-tazzioli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/a-week-with-maestro-tazzioli\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week with Maestro Tazzioli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I went to Italy for 10 days this month in order to continue studying with stone carver Dario Tazzioli<\/a>. Dario is a very traditional carver in the sense of being part of the living tradition of stone carving. He learned from a master who learned from a master who learned from a master, etc… to time immemorial. His studio is in the Apli Apuani, a region of Italy in the same mountain range as the famous marble quarries of Carrara (where Michelangelo go this marble). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dario’s Studio – Tucked Away in a Remote Valley in the Alpi Apuani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of Dario’s Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During this trip, I learned the method of copying (and enlarging or diminishing) a model into stone using calipers. This is an older method than the technique of using a pointing machine which is the most used method currently. It is simpler in concept but in some ways more labor intensive. It’s much more flexible than a pointing machine, however. Dario also corrected my technique in basic stone removal skills. And, I got the chance to work in beautiful Carrrara marble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marble Portrait Bust Copy in Progress Along with the Model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The portrait bust I was copying was from a sculpture portrait workshop last year which I took with Jason Arkles<\/a> in Florence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some more images of the caliper copying process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Being in Dario’s studio also gave me the chance to see the projects he’s working on. During my time there, he finished and installed a grave and headstone at a local cemetery and started work on another grave stone. Dario also makes his own lime mortar and sometimes paints frescoes, and while I was there, he was engaged on part of the lime mortar making process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dario Working on A Sandstone Gravestone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dario Working on a Marble Gravestone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dario and His Assistant Installing a Gravestone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of course, I also enjoyed just being in Italy and enjoying the mountains! The village of Frassinoro, where I stayed in the Dragon Valley (Val di Dragone). It’s just gorgeous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from my Lodgings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View from the Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And, dear reader, does this all sound just delightful!? Well, next year, I’m organizing a workshop for 4-6 people to come with me to study for a week with Dario! It’s planned for October 2024, dates TBD. We’ll stay at the Albergo Alpino in Piandellagoti<\/a>, a few miles from Dario’s studio and spent the days at his studio. Contact me<\/a> if you would like more info!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I went to Italy for 10 days this month in order to continue studying with stone carver Dario Tazzioli. Dario is a very traditional carver in the sense of being part of the living tradition of stone carving. He learned from a master who learned from a master who learned from a master, etc… to time immemorial. His studio is… Continue reading “A Week with Maestro Tazzioli”<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2254,"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239\/revisions\/2254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belfineart.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}