About Ingrid Wischka
1962
born in Altötting, Bavaria (Germany)
1981
university-entrance diploma
1985-1987
goldsmith school in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
1987-1992
journeyman’s certificate and master craftsman’s diploma at jeweller Hemmerle in Munich
since 1993
self-employed
own workshop and shop in Garching / Alz, design and production of jewellery with precious metals, pearls and precious gem stones
since 2000
creation of nature objects, inspired by Zen arts and Taoism
Presentation and demonstration for preschool children and pupils
Workshop tour
Nursery school childen and pupils are discovering the world of making jewellery. When touring the workshop of AMAROT, children and young people can feel the fascination of the century old tradition of gold work. According to their age, they can learn about the different precious materials and working technics. They see the development from the design in the beginning until the readymade gold work at the end.
Dear educators and teachers, just make an appointment for Your kindergarden group or your class for visiting the AMAROT workshop under info@amarot.com.
Individual Goldsmith courses
Make Your own jewellery design and production – under the guidance of an experienced master of gold work in her own workshop.
AMAROT offers regulary individual goldsmith courses for one student in one time. The fee is 200.- Euro for 8 hours, without material cost.
Small group courses
Additionally 5 to 8 participants can book an half day course to learn how to make nature objects.
You will get a glimpse of “sabi-wabi”, an important principle in the Zen arts, and “form and emptiness”, the key wisdom of Buddhism, and the consequences of these theories in the practical work.
If the participants wish, there is the possibility to walk to the river Alz, which is just 5 minutes away, to collect the stones for their own objects.
The fee is 30.- Euro per person, duration approximately 3 hours.
A written registration by mail or letter is necessary.
Exhibitions and partnership exhibitions
October 1987 | Aurifex 87 | Budapest (Hungary) | Exhibition of European and Hungarian gold- and silversmiths | partnership exhibition |
6. 5. to 10.6.2007 | Spring exhibition | Mühldorf at the Inn, Bavaria (Germany) | Exhibition in the chambers of the lawyers Siemund and Partners, Huterergasse 14 | single exhibition |
23.10. to 27.10.2010 | Paintings, objects, jewellery, photographic works | Töging at the Inn | Exhibition with Erwino Nitz (photographic works) and Leonhard Rosenberger (paintings) in the seminar house Netzwerk of the company Demmelhuber | partnership exhibition |
Sept. to Nov. 2013 | Kunstverwaldung | Tacherting-Oberbrunnham, Bavaria (Germany) | Exhibition with the painter Stefan Heide and the wood sculptor Johannes Gottwald at the Kulturhaus Holzapfel | partnership exhibition |
17. to 25.06.2017 | Paintings, sculpture, jewellery, nature objects | Gstadt at the lake Chiemsee, Bavaria (Germany) | Exhibition with Erika Holzapfel and Josefine Kohlmeier | partnership exhibition |
3. to 28.11.2017 | Aesthetic duet | Burghausen, Bavaria (Germany) | Exhibition with Rita Prambs in the galery of the town hall | partnership exhibition |