
Stucco decoration across Europe. Workshop Prague
Workshop
19.06.2025 - 20.06.2025
Main goals of the workshop:
• A joint discussion on the diversity of materials resulting from the local occurrence of raw materials and their processing, accompanied by demonstration of lime burning and slaking methods; and demonstration of gypsum burning and processing.
• Production of fruit stucco shapes - an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the properties of mortars made based on historical procedures and recipes.
• Assessment of practical issues related to the production of stucco decorations composed of individual pieces. Techniques: attaching the finished shape to the substrate / modelling alla prima on the spot.
Prague (CZ)
Experimental Centre for Traditional Binders, St. John under the Rock