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Currently Scheduled Woodcarving Courses
Automata: Mechanical Marvels in Wood
Instructors:
Cecilia Schiller
Cranks wind, gears turn, dragons chomp, and birds fly. Welcome to the whimsical world of automata:…
Sun, Jan 15th, 2023 – Thu, Jan 19th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cecilia Schiller
Axe Work for Women and Non-Binary Carvers
Instructors:
Jess Hirsch
Join us for three days of chopping, carving, and hollowing wooden vessels using all hand tools. Axe…
Fri, Mar 24th, 2023 – Sun, Mar 26th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jess Hirsch
Bird Carving
Instructors:
Mike Loeffler
This course will introduce students to the world of bird carving. This is a great class for…
Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 – Sun, Dec 4th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Mike Loeffler
Tue, Mar 14th, 2023 – Thu, Mar 16th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Mike Loeffler
Fan Bird Carving
Instructors:
Mary Tripoli
Fan carving is an old folk art that can be traced across northern Europe and to the US. The legend…
Sat, Apr 1st, 2023 – Sun, Apr 2nd, 2023
9:00am-5:00pm each day
9:00am-5:00pm each day
Instructor:
Mary Tripoli
Figure Carving: Scandinavian Style
Instructors:
Bruce Futterer
Beginning and experienced carvers will enjoy this opportunity to focus on figures carved in the…
Sat, Mar 18th, 2023 – Mon, Mar 20th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Bruce Futterer
Kolrosing: Decorative Line Carving
Instructors:
Liesl Chatman
Kolrosing is like scrimshaw on wood and a great way to decorate spoons, spreaders, and plates. It…
Tue, Mar 14th, 2023 – Thu, Mar 16th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Liesl Chatman
Krympburkar: Scandinavian-Style Shrink Boxes
The shrink box is a wooden container that relies on a simple trick: Freshly cut (green) wood and dry…
Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 – Sun, Dec 4th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Large-Scale Dragon Head Carving
Instructors:
Jock Holmen
Dragons and their brethren have a long and checkered history with humans, sometimes adversarial,…
Wed, Oct 26th, 2022 – Sun, Oct 30th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jock Holmen
Pocket Spoon and the Double Blank Method
Instructors:
Liesl Chatman
Many spoon carvers struggle with how to safely and efficiently make a beautiful short spoon. Learn…
Sat, Jun 24th, 2023 – Sun, Jun 25th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Liesl Chatman
Spoon Carving with Barn the Spoon
Instructors:
Barnaby Carder
Spend three days in spoon nirvana with the inimitable Barn the Spoon. On his first trip to North…
Tue, Mar 14th, 2023 – Thu, Mar 16th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Barnaby Carder
Spoon Carving: Advanced Shapes & Techniques with Barn
Instructors:
Barnaby Carder
This course will take a deep dive into two of the more challenging components of spoon carving:…
Sat, Mar 18th, 2023 – Mon, Mar 20th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Barnaby Carder
Tramp Art: Obscure Folk Art of the Working Class
Instructors:
Kenneth Kortemeier
The term “tramp art” may bring to mind train hopping hobos or itinerant Depression-era…
Tue, Mar 14th, 2023 – Thu, Mar 16th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Kenneth Kortemeier
Wood Carving Tutorial
Instructors:
Phillip Odden
Break out the v-gouges and chisels! This tutorial format course is a great opportunity to get going…
Wed, Nov 16th, 2022 – Fri, Nov 18th, 2022
9am-5pm daily
9am-5pm daily
Instructor:
Phillip Odden