Giorgio Romani Woodturning - Cellino Attanasio, Provincia di Teramo

Pietro B.

Mi sono regalato un corso individuale di tre giorni da Giorgio. Una esperienza bellissima ed intensa. Alla competenza tecnica della tornitura ed alla conoscenza del materiale Giorgio unisce una sensibilità ed un gusto unico che sa trasmettere con generosità a chi ha voglia di imparare. Consigliato per tutti ed in particolare per chi ha già una base e vuole avvicinarsi al fascino della lavorazione del legno verde di cui Giorgio è uno specialista. Veramente consigliato per chi vuole fare una full immersion in bottega con un Maestro artigiano dedicato!!

walter L.

My wife gave me this course as a present for my 40th birthday. Being a beginner, I was skeptical about how much I could learn in only three days. I must admit I was totally wrong; it was an intense three-day experience and I actually learned so much. Not only about working with wood and woodturning (now I really feel like a real woodturner!), but also aspects that can only be revealed by a real expert, such as body positioning to avoid bad habits that can cause pain and soreness on the long term.
Giorgio is a great and generous person. He dialogues with wood and has an outstanding artistic sensitivity. He’s a natural empath, being able to recognize the disciple’s weakness and strengths, taking advantage of them to improve skills.
I’d like to specially thank Giorgio and his wife Anzhelika (a great artist too) for being available and welcoming, even if it was a difficult moment for them.

Mia moglie mi ha regalato questo corso di tornitura per i miei 40 anni. Sinceramente all’inizio ero scettico sul fatto che si potesse imparare qualcosa di rilevante in soli tre giorni, essendo io un principiante. Devo ammettere che mi sbagliavo, sono stati tre giorni molto intensi ed ho imparato davvero tanto. Non solo a lavorare e tornire il legno (dopo soli tre giorni mi sento di essere già un piccolo tornitore), ma anche aspetti che solo un vero esperto può rivelare. Per esempio impostare bene sin dall’inizio la postura del corpo per evitare movimenti e posizioni sbagliate che col tempo provocano dolori e fastidi e sono difficili da correggere.
Giorgio è una persona fantastica e generosa. Dialoga con il legno, ed ha una sensibilità artistica fuori dal comune. La sua conoscenza va ben oltre la tornitura, mi ha dato consigli davvero preziosi. Ha una capacità empatica innata, è in grado di comprendere le difficoltà e soprattutto i punti di forza del suo allievo, valorizzandole al massimo.
Mi sento di dover ringraziare particolarmente Giorgio e sua moglie Anzhelika (una pittrice molto brava) per essere stati molto disponibili nonostante fosse un momento difficile.

Pasquale T.

Esperienza fantastica!
Insegnamenti tecnici di alto valore così come quelli umani in un contesto ambientale artigianale e rurale anch’esso di alto profilo!

Giuseppe R.

Giorgio non ha riserve nel trasmettere le sue competenze anche a chi come me è alle prime armi! Mostrare con semplicità, provare ed incoraggiare! Per me un grande Maestro. Continuerò la mia esperienza con i suoi insegnamenti

Julia D.

I cannot recommend a course with Giorgio enough. I went for a four day course, not quite sure what to expect but it was everything I hoped for. Firstly Giorgio is a wonderful teacher, he tailored our projects each day to match my ability and to work on the skills I needed to improve my woodturning. I can’t believe how much I made in just four days! I love all the pieces and will treasure them. We were turning green wood which I had never done before but was really satisfying and enjoyable. Giorgio gave great instructions on how to dry and finish the pieces when I got home.

In addition to the teaching, the environment is just perfect for a relaxing holiday. Giorgio has a great studio with lots of space and beautiful views of the abruzzo countryside. His lovely wife Anzhelika prepared a delicious family style lunch for us every day, and he has two gorgeous dogs to play with during breaks! I can’t express how magical the whole experience was.

I stayed in the apartment which was so convenient and comfortable, and a great price. The town is small but beautiful and with a good restaurant for supper.

I can’t wait to return soon to learn more! Thank you Giorgio 🙂

Gene C.

I'm an experienced woodworker with no experience in woodturning and I wanted to take some turning lessons while I was in Italy. My wife and I drove 5 hours across Italy so I could spend three days with Giorgio to learn the fundamentals of woodturning. On the first day he walked me through the process of making a bowl from start to finish. I learned how to cut up a log, how to use the bowl gouge, scraper and parting tool. On the next day we made more bowls and worked on more techniques. On the final day I learned about end grain work and the basics of making hollow forms.

Giorgio could not be any nicer and he's a fluent English speaker which was key since I don't speak Italian. He's a great teacher and after a while you realize he's sharing many years of experience with you. A lot of what I learned you won't find in a book or on youtube. His style is a nice balance between explaining what you're going to make on paper, demonstrating the techniques and helping you while you're working on the lathe. The workshop is a great space and the OneWay lathes and his tools are top of the line. Him and his wife also provided lunch which ended up being two of the best meals we had in our ten day trip.

To sum things up, he's passionate about the craft, a highly skilled woodturner, a great teacher and a really nice guy to hang out with. I'm years ahead of where I would be if I had tried to learn turning by watching videos and reading books. I look forward to taking more lessons with Giorgio on my next trip to Italy.

Anne S.

My husband and I got married in October of 2023. We’re both hobbyist woodturners and had always toyed with the idea of planning an international trip around an intensive woodturning class to improve our skills and knowledge since this is something we love doing together. We’re based in the US. We knew we wanted to honeymoon in Italy and we happened to find Giorgio through a google search. It was the very best thing we could have done.

We signed up for 4 days of classes with Giorgio and he met us with nothing but warmth, hospitality, encouragement, and patience as we learned the art of green turning for the first time. We had never turned green wood, only kiln dried, and we had very limited experience using gouges, but Giorgio has an instructor’s heart and passion and a talent for meeting students wherever they are in their turning journey. He coached us through the various cuts to make, best practices for sharpening, cutting blanks, and approaching form overall and those 4 days were invaluable in terms of gaining confidence, new skills, and new knowledge. We appreciated that we got both technical guidance and artistic insight. We were fully up and running by the time we got back to our workshop and lathe at home.

Also have to mention that Giorgio and his wife Anzhelika were incredible hosts, outside of anything related to woodturning. Prior to our arrival, they helped with logistics by offering suggestions about where to stay and how best to travel to Cellino Attanasio and around Italy. We had beautiful lunches each day in between the morning and afternoon turning sessions. We played with their awesome border collie, Argo. Giorgio helped us figure out how to ship the 16 finished pieces we made back to the US and they arrived safely. Cellino Attanasio and the surrounding Abruzzo region is stunning and serene and well worth the visit.

If you’re thinking about taking classes with Giorgio – do it! We have nothing but gratitude and incredible memories from this trip. Thank you, Giorgio, Anzhelika, and Argo for helping to make our honeymoon a trip that we will never forget.

Ben V.

Great crash Course and introduction into wood turning!

Alongside being taught about woodturning there was a fantastic lunch to go with it, that made the day even more fun. 🙂

Giorgio was a fantastic teacher and answered any questions I had.