Take part in workshops and do amber work. We guarantee respite from everyday duties and worries, talking about our dreams in good company and learning the basic methods of manual processing of Baltic amber, which contains succinic acid, which distinguishes it from about a hundred other fossil resins. Even though it is an acid, it has a positive effect on humans: it stimulates, regulates, disinfects and detoxifies. Amber has a specific smell and is a source of energy. When rubbed with the hand, it smells similar to the scent of incense and attracts particles of dry grass and scraps of paper. In this way, it is charged electrically negatively but "positively" and friendly to humans. Thanks to these features, people have attributed healing and magical properties to it for centuries. They call it the "stone of life", an amulet that heals, helps and protects.
Natural Baltic amber from Gdańsk and the Vistula Delta is distinguished by its particular richness of varieties, color diversity and degree of transparency. It is a hardened resin, but light and brittle. It acquired these features over millions of years as it was basked in the dunes by the sun's rays, weathered in the sands or compressed by the pressure of a glacier. There are no two ambers the same, each is unique and of exceptional beauty, with its color changing over the years. Thanks to this, Baltic amber has been a valuable jewelry material for centuries and it is not without reason that it is called a noble resin. Feel the magic, touch our cultural heritage and take part in workshops.
Goal of the workshop: participants will independently make work from Baltic amber using replicas of archaic tools, take a break from everyday duties and gain positive energy, and visit the world's largest amber fair. Participants will use hand drills for drilling holes, files, and materials for final processing, such as chamois, flannel, sandpaper and polishing pastes.
The workshops were designed and led by Robert Pytlos
Long-time secretary of the World Amber Council, awarded the Amber Circle Medal of the International Amber Association, honorary member of the National Amber Chamber of Commerce, awarded the Honorary Badge of the Association of Polish Crafts, author of entries on amber and amber craftsmanship in the Gdańsk Encyclopedia, member of the Council of the Gdańsk Museum.
Consultants
Eryk Popkiewicz , archaeologist, member of the Association of Polish Artists, well-known amber craftsman, involved in experimental archaeology, creator of replicas of medieval tools used during workshops, www.eryk.amberart.pl.
Dorota Cenecka , master of goldsmithing and amber craftsmanship, chairwoman of the Program Council of the Association of Goldsmith Form Makers, well-known Polish designer of jewelry with Baltic amber, awarded the medal of the President of Gdańsk for the promotion of Gdańsk - the world capital of amber.
Number of participants: max 15 people. The condition for participation in the workshops is prior registration and purchase of an admission ticket to the Fair / link to purchase tickets /. The order of applications is decisive.
In case of great interest, the organizer plans to launch additional workshop hours.
Thank you for all your reports. The number of places has been exhausted. We are working on opening additional workshop groups.
