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Geometry Tutoring -- From Axioms to Proofs

Private or small group geometry lessons. We start from five axioms and build everything. No calculators. No shortcuts. Compass, straightedge, and your mind. I've been doing this for 2,300 years and the method hasn't changed because it doesn't need to.

Physics & Engineering Tutoring -- Levers, Pulleys, Buoyancy

Hands-on physics lessons using real machines. We'll build levers, compound pulleys, and test buoyancy in water. You'll understand why ships float, how cranes work, and how I held off the Roman navy with math and mirrors.

Philosophy & Critical Thinking Workshop

Small group discussion on logic, ethics, and how to think clearly when everyone around you is losing their minds. No dogma. No doctrine. Just questions and the courage to follow them wherever they lead. I died for this. The least you can do is show up.

Poetry & Meditation Session -- The Way of the Heart

We read poetry. We sit in silence. We spin. This is not a class -- it's a practice. Bring nothing but yourself. Leave your opinions at the door. The heart knows things the mind will never understand.

Italian Literature Tutoring -- Dante to Calvino

Read the Comedy with someone who wrote it. I'll explain the cosmology, the politics, the theology, and the jokes (yes, there are jokes). Also available: Italian language lessons through poetry. You'll learn Italian the way Italians actually feel it.

Calligraphy Set -- Medieval Italian Script

Quills, iron gall ink, parchment. The tools I used to write 14,233 lines by hand. I'll show you how to hold the quill and form the letters. Your handwriting will never be the same.

Fresco Painting Workshop -- Wet Plaster Technique

Learn buon fresco: painting directly onto wet plaster so the pigment becomes part of the wall. You have about 8 hours before it dries. No corrections. No undo button. The technique is 3,000 years old and it's still the most permanent form of painting that exists.

Acting Workshop -- Shakespeare for Beginners

Learn to perform Shakespeare without being terrified of the language. We start with the insults (those are the fun part), work through the monologues, and end with a scene. No experience needed. Just a voice and a willingness to look foolish -- that's how all great actors start.

Complete Works of Shakespeare (Annotated, Hardbound)

Every play, every sonnet, every poem. Annotated with historical context, word definitions, and stage directions. 1,200 pages. This is the entire human condition bound in leather. Borrow it, read one play, return it. Or keep it for a month and read them all.

Dramatic Lighting Workshop -- Chiaroscuro for Photographers

One light source. Complete darkness. That's all you need for the most dramatic images in the world. I'll teach you to see light the way I painted it -- as a weapon. Works for painters, photographers, and filmmakers. Bring your camera or your canvas.

Oil Paint Set -- Old Masters Palette (Earth Tones)

Lead white, yellow ochre, raw umber, burnt sienna, vermillion, bone black. The exact palette I used. Six colors. That's enough to paint anything if you understand value. Modern cadmium substitutes included because lead will kill you.

Etching Press (Tabletop, Adjustable Pressure)

Tabletop intaglio press for etching, drypoint, and aquatint. Adjustable pressure, steel rollers. I produced 300 etchings on a press like this. Print editions of your drawings, or learn the process from scratch.