Dido crosby biography

Learn something new, make new friends, relax.

Bas-relief & sculpture workshop

Join award-winning artists Dido Crosby & Shelly Bancroft in Tuscany for an immersive 7 night residential workshop at Casa Berti, a 17th Century villa in the hills above Lucca, Tuscany.

In Donatello’s footsteps and under Dido and Shelly’s guidance you will learn all about bas-relief: its history, appearance in different cultures, its masterpieces.

Through exercises you will explore the different techniques.

Dido crosby biography

You will make preliminary drawings, model your own piece in clay, mould it and learn how to cast it. You’ll discover how to develop your bas-relief into new forms, from tiles to sculptural objects and most of all, you will create your own unique artwork.