Julia Maria Künnap Stone Carving Workshop 2026
Published: 09.09.2025
Workshops Crafts Brussels
- Mail:
- workshopsbrussels
gmail.com
- Management:
- Nelly Van Oost
DEADLINE: 22/04/2026

The workshop is focused on jewellery-scale stone carving using a flexi shaft and hand tools. The students will learn how to set up an affordable workshop in order to continue working with stones in their own studios or even at their homes.
During the workshop, the students will make a basic set of tools, learn how to use them and where to find more. We will learn how to cut and split stones; how to quickly remove large amounts of material; how to shape stones into soft and roundish or more complicated angular forms, and how to smooth surfaces step by step until either a polished or matte finish is achieved.
During the workshop, we will make tools, work with different natural stones, discuss the progress along with the failures, both in the group and individually.
/Julia Maria Künnap.
Dates
26th and 27th of April 2026.
or
28th and 29th of April 2026.
9h - 13h and 14h - 18h (8 hours/day).
Number of Participants
12 maximum per workshop.
Level: all levels.
Price
310 euros + 80 euros for basic tools ( mandatory as they will be used during the workshop and you will be able to continue working at home.)
+ 10 euros / homemade lunch (optional)
Language
English
Terms and Conditions
About Julia Maria Künnap:
Julia Maria Künnap is a jewellery artist from Estonia. Künnap is known for her mysteriously and meticulously carved lapidary work. She works with natural gemstones and has developed a technique to combine the facet cut with free form engraving. Her work has received acknowledgement by Herbert Hofman Prize in Munich (2018), Red Dot Design Award in Essen (2010), Ruth Reisert Hafner Scholarship in Pforzheim (2005) among several scholarships in Estonia. Her work can be found in the collections of MAD Museum of Art and Design, New York; Museum of Fine Art in Boston and in the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, as well as in several private collections in Europe, Asia and in the USA.
Julia Maria Künnap graduated in 2004 from the Estonian Academy of Arts, Jewellery Art Department under Professor Kadri Mälk. She has also studied at Alchimia School of Contemporary Jewellery, Florence and Konstfack University of Arts and Crafts in Stockholm. Her work has been exhibited at international exhibitions since 1998. She has had solo exhibitions in Estonia, Sweden, Italy, USA and Taiwan.
During the workshop, we will make tools, work with different natural stones, discuss the progress along with the failures, both in the group and individually.
/Julia Maria Künnap.
Dates
26th and 27th of April 2026.
or
28th and 29th of April 2026.
9h - 13h and 14h - 18h (8 hours/day).
Number of Participants
12 maximum per workshop.
Level: all levels.
Price
310 euros + 80 euros for basic tools ( mandatory as they will be used during the workshop and you will be able to continue working at home.)
+ 10 euros / homemade lunch (optional)
Language
English
Terms and Conditions
About Julia Maria Künnap:
Julia Maria Künnap is a jewellery artist from Estonia. Künnap is known for her mysteriously and meticulously carved lapidary work. She works with natural gemstones and has developed a technique to combine the facet cut with free form engraving. Her work has received acknowledgement by Herbert Hofman Prize in Munich (2018), Red Dot Design Award in Essen (2010), Ruth Reisert Hafner Scholarship in Pforzheim (2005) among several scholarships in Estonia. Her work can be found in the collections of MAD Museum of Art and Design, New York; Museum of Fine Art in Boston and in the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, as well as in several private collections in Europe, Asia and in the USA.
Julia Maria Künnap graduated in 2004 from the Estonian Academy of Arts, Jewellery Art Department under Professor Kadri Mälk. She has also studied at Alchimia School of Contemporary Jewellery, Florence and Konstfack University of Arts and Crafts in Stockholm. Her work has been exhibited at international exhibitions since 1998. She has had solo exhibitions in Estonia, Sweden, Italy, USA and Taiwan.
Earrings: It Starts Raining
Gold, Gem
Photo by: Ulvi Tiit
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Earrings: Why Is It Still Overgrowing? II, 2018
Nephrite, 18k gold.
6 × 2.5 cm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Workshops Crafts Brussels
- Mail:
- workshopsbrussels
gmail.com
- Management:
- Nelly Van Oost
DEADLINE: 22/04/2026
-
Introduction to Polymer Clay. A workshop with Judy McCaig
07Jun2026
Workshops Crafts Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
DEADLINE: 30/05/2026 -
The Earring. A workshop with Judy McCaig
05Jun2026 - 06Jun2026
Workshops Crafts Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
DEADLINE: 29/05/2026 -
Pigment-Based Techniques for Coloring Metal. A Workshop with Maria Sais Fluvià
29Mar2026 - 30Mar2026
Workshops Crafts Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
DEADLINE: 22/03/2026 -
Miniature Masterpieces: An Introduction to Micromosaics by Kathryn Wardill
12Jan2026 - 16Jan2026
UniSQ School of Creative Arts Toowoomba
Toowoomba City, Australia
DEADLINE: 25/11/2025 -
Jewelry-making and Metalsmithing Workshop Excursion in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Exploring Traditional Craft and Cultural He...
05Jan2026 - 15Jan2026
Craft Abroad
Chiang Mai, Thailand
DEADLINE: 15/11/2025 -
Stone and Gem Cutting in Porto with Tarja Tuupanen
24Nov2025 - 27Nov2025
JWP
Porto, Portugal
DEADLINE: 15/11/2025 -
Soldering and Volume with Nelly Van Oost
23Nov2025 - 24Nov2025
Workshops Crafts Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
DEADLINE: 16/11/2025 -
Casting small objects in Bronze and Silver with Kathryn Wardill
18Nov2025 - 21Nov2025
Blue Dog Glass
Belgrave, Australia
DEADLINE: 03/11/2025 -
Electrolytic Bath Course with Gastón Rois
16Nov2025
Lalabeyou Jewellery School
Madrid, Spain
DEADLINE: 01/11/2025 -
An Exploration of Hand Fabricated Chains with Tony Finocchio
15Nov2025 - 16Nov2025
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, United States
DEADLINE: 14/11/2025 -
Electroforming Course for Jewelry Making with Gastón Rois
14Nov2025 - 16Nov2025
Lalabeyou Jewellery School
Madrid, Spain
DEADLINE: 31/10/2025 -
Two Sides – One Story: Workshop on Pin Mechanisms and Brooch Back Design. A Workshop by Daniela Malev
09Nov2025 - 11Nov2025
Workshops Crafts Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
DEADLINE: 02/11/2025 -
Colouring Anodised Aluminium Course with Laura Cave
01Nov2025 - 02Nov2025
K2 Academy of Contemporary Jewellery
London, United Kingdom
DEADLINE: 31/10/2025 -
Wax Carving Course with Jenny MacDonald
25Oct2025 - 08Nov2025
K2 Academy of Contemporary Jewellery
London, United Kingdom
DEADLINE: 24/10/2025 -
One and the Other. Two of a Kind. A workshop with Katja Prins
25Oct2025 - 26Oct2025
Lalabeyou Jewellery School
Madrid, Spain
DEADLINE: 10/10/2025