Shikkui Product Training Workshop
We have a dedicated 3000 ft training workshop specially designed to train plasterers the art of Japanese plastering the largest in the UK and Europe with 10 large room sets and many metres of wall area.
The 2-day workshop will focus on application of Shikkui Surface Coatings – a line of versatile and all-natural Japanese lime plaster products certified with Cradle to Cradle and offering a wide range of ecological and health-beneficial properties. The workshop will cover both the essential application techniques and various types of textures, giving participants good insights of traditional Japanese plastering techniques, as well as modern artistic surfaces.
Workshop program overview
When: most days including Saturdays 8:30 AM – 4.30PM
please call to book your workshop 07580 331311
Cost: POA per person (workshop participation fee, without accommodation)
lunch and materials included
Where: Checkendon, Oxfordshire. Set in the heart of the Chiltern Hills.
(please contact us for assistance with travel arrangements and accommodation)
Closest Train station Reading (we can arrange pick-ups if necessary)
WORKSHOP, DAY 1:
- Product line overview
- Application steps
- Essential troweling techniques for Shikkui plasters
- Application of base coats, finish coats
- Lime plaster application
- Traditional and modern Japanese textures
- Surface aggregates
- Humidity-regulating specification of Shikkui (featuring high-grade diatomite)
WORKSHOP, DAY 2:
- The versatility of Shikkui Sora
- Various Venetian/Stucco textures
- Modern artistic textures and effects
- Working with colour pigments
