Pietrasanta is a small town in North-West Italy. It is situated north of Lucca and Pisa en south of Carrara on a three kilometre stretch at de Mediterranean sea. It is surrounded on the east by the Apennines mountain range where marble is being excavated. [FOTO]

This is an ideal setting  due to an abundance of material, the knowledge of sculpting, the possibility to meet other sculptors, the nice climate, the beautiful scenery and the nearby towns of cultural interest such as Pisa, Lucca and of course Florence. All these factors make Pietrasanta and surrounding area, a very inspiring place for people who want to work in stone.

The Dutch sculptor Christiena Sielcken lives and works, after her completion of her studies at the St. Joost Academy in Breda and  the National Academy in Amsterdam, in Pietrasanta. There she sculpts monumental marble sculptures  who she regularly puts on exhibit in Italy, France and The Netherlands.
In The Netherlands she is connected to the following galleries:

• Kunstzaal De Hoge Hees (Eersel)
• Gallery Imago (Amsterdam)
• Gallery De Beerenburght (Eck en Wiel)
• Gallery Demedici (Nunspeet)
• Gallery De Ploegh (Soest)

Several different aspects of sculpting will be discussed during the course for example: sketching, handling sculpting tools, how to chisel, ways to approach a form, composition and the final stages of the sculpting process such as polishing. She only tutors her students to sculpt with hand tools and not using the Martello (pneumatic hammer).

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