Vacation with an artist or VAWAA for short is a concept thought up by Geetika Agrawal whilst she was travelling on a sabatical year. She thought it would be great that travellers could be connected with craftspeople from around the world who could host short-mini apprenticeships. When back in the USA she came up with VAWAA and created a curated directory of master artisans and I am happy to be included in that illustrious list.

 

The course I host in this format is a 10 day course where you will make a small plucked stringed instrument such as the charango or the cuatro venezolano!! Watch the short film below of the construction of a charango with my student Shireen!!