FOLD, Veronika Viļuma, February 20, 2018 At the top of the tree. Interview with Rihards Vidzickis «The cornerstone of craftsmanship are skills.» An interview with craftsman, founder of Vienkoči Park Rihards Vidzickis, whose work is a perfect merger of seemingly different industries — craftsmanship, science and tourism.
The propolis varnish can be used to treat wood by using a brush or cloth. Great for wooden products which are used for storing or serving food or wooden products which can be in contact with skin or use this varnish if you want to give propolis fragrance to a wooden product. The propolis varnish…
Richard – master green woodworker Richard is an experienced green wood worker, wood sculptor and dugouat canoe maker. Richard’s passion to green wood and solid wood creations has grown together with him since his childhood days. Richard’s father is also a wood worker and carpenter and has led his son into the beautiful world…
2015 World Wood Day – Latvian Regional Event (March 21st – March 25th) There will be a 5-day World Wood Day regional event set place at the Vienkoči Park Woodcraft Museum, Ligatne, Latvia, and a variety of programs will be held in the event, such as woodcarving show, vintage woodcraft tools show, 2014 WWD…
During the dark time of the day you have an opportunity to walk the trails of the Vienkoču Park in the light of the torches. Torchlight processions are most popular in the months of the fall and winter when it is getting dark very soon. This is your chance to make the day light for…
There is a chance for everybody to create jewellery and souvenirs of different natural materials as well as purchase ready-made jewellery. Mainly natural materials as the wood, chestnuts, seeds of different fruits and berries, shells are used to make these. For costs, conditions and other information, call or write to +371 29329065 (also WhatsApp) or…
The Woodcraft Museum has been arranged as a historical workshop. It is situated in the Vienkoči Park and it possible to learn there how the craftsmen of the past used to make household items both for landlords and other people. It is possible to learn about nuances of producing the log-ware and other wooden objects…
In Vienkoči park in Līgatne has been placed Nurmuiža manor house mockup. Also there has been placed mockup of one historical corpus (Beiwerk) of Līgatne paper-mill.
This autumn a sand-bag house, which is the first of this type eco building in Latvia, was opened in Vienkoči Park (Līgatne). The sand-bag house includes various eco building ideas. Its central part is built from recycled used bags filled with sand and clay mixture. The outer walls of the bags are edged with turf,…