Workshop Details

Description

Historic Plaster-Making & Restoring Decorative Plaster is a fun and intense, three-day, hands-on, learn by doing, total immersion experience in historic plaster molding creation and repair.

Students will learn state-of-the-art techniques in mold making, casting & mixing plaster. You will also learn to create straight runs of plaster moldings. How these decorative plaster elements are installed will also be taught. This is an entirely hands-on shop & field class.

Corey Wallis, from Iowa, will be your instructor. Corey has over 30 years’ experience in all facets of the trade. Including traditional plaster repair, patching, skim coats, drywall repair, exterior stucco, decorative plaster molding creation & restoration, ornamental & cove work. His family history in the plaster trade goes back generations.

The goal is to repair, recreate, and preserve the integrity of plaster moldings in existing historic buildings while empowering staff, owners and contractors with the skill set necessary to achieve the longest lasting and accurate results possible.

This is a tuition-based class with a limit of 8 students. This will be an intense, learn-by-doing opportunity.

At the end of the three days you will know from beginning to end, how to make & completely repair historic decorative plaster and receive pertinent handouts as well as a “Certificate of Completion” from the Belvedere School.

This class is designed for folks who have taken our basic Historic Plaster Repair class or have some basic plaster repair experience. Small & large contractors, property owners, maintenance staff, and historic preservation students will all benefit from this hands-on, traditional training event. All moderate skill levels are encouraged to sign up.

Tuition for this three-day workshop is $595 and includes fresh ground coffee & snacks in the morning as well as a home cooked lunch each day. Space is limited to 8 students and pre-registration is required.

Affordable motels as well as bed & breakfast inns are available for out of town students. For students registering early, we have discounted rooms here at our inn, The Belvedere Inn. For more information about a room at The Belvedere Inn call Pat Yapp, 217-799-6086 or email her, pbyapp@msn.com