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November 2019
Greenwood Bowl Carving
Carve an Green Wood Bowl - Open to All Get ready to turn an ordinary green wood log into a beautiful functional bowl using traditional tools and techniques. In this class taught by Jason Lonon, you’ll learn to sculpt wood into one-of-a-kind graceful vessels using traditional tools such as axes adze sloyd knives drawknives spokeshaves and gouges After covering wood selection and layout, we will focus on adze technique and axemanship. You will be amazed at…
Find out more »December 2019
Carving | Alex Grabovetskiy
Learn How to do Classical Carving Traditional Carving Techniques for Beginners & Intermediates This traditional carving class, taught by world-renown Alexander Grabovetskiy, will give you the skills to add creative, unique details to all your woodworking projects. This class will advance your abilities, no matter if you are new to carving or have been working on your skills for a while. In this extended one day class, you will practice of carving approaches, techniques and use a wide array of carving…
Find out more »Woodcut Printing – Sunday Funday
Meet Your Instructor Jennifer Harper is our instructor for this unique class. An accomplished printmaker and artist from Eustice FL, she has studied and taught nationally and internationally...Read More. Woodcut/Wood Block Print Making Level: Open to All The ancient art of woodblock printing is a perfect craft to get started with printmaking. This easy workshop will introduce you to the tools and methods needed to allow you to carve and print from your own relief woodblocks. White lines and shapes…
Find out more »January 2020
Bandsaw Box Making
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR MICHAEL CULLEN Learn How To Make Boxes A wonderful opportunity to explore the art of box making in a very creative way. This class is open to non woodworker as well as woodworkers of all skill levels who would like to break into new territory. Bandsaw Box Skills In this five day class, taught by renowned furniture maker Michael Cullen a regular contributor to Fine Woodworking magazine, you’ll investigate different approaches and forms that a box can become…
Find out more »March 2020
Spoon & In Round Carvings
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR MIRIAM CARPENTER Spoon & Small In The Round Carving This workshop aims to strip away intimidation and complication, making carving straightforward and enjoyable. This workshop is suitable for all levels. Students will also have the option to make Netsuke - Not familiar with Netsuke? Netsuke are small sculptural objects which gradually developed in Japan for more than three hundred years - they are delightful, thoughtful objects that entrance the maker and the viewer! They are small versions…
Find out more »April 2020
Woodcut Printing – Sunday Funday
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR JENNIFER HARPER Woodcut/Wood Block Print Making Level: Open to All The ancient art of woodblock printing is a perfect craft to get started with printmaking. This easy workshop will introduce you to the tools and methods needed to allow you to carve and print from your own relief woodblocks. White lines and shapes are created when areas are carved away. The type of chisel (V-gouge, U-gouge or knife) dictates the shape of the space as well as…
Find out more »June 2020
Low Relief Carving For Furniture
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR ALEXANDER GRABOVETSKIY Carving for Furniture Low Relief Carving Techniques Low relief Carving for furniture, also known as Flemish or Liège style was a very popular from 16th to 19th century in Belgium-Franch culture. It also moved to England and was incorporated by Great Furniture makers such as Thomas Chippendale. In this class, we will discover the beauty and richness of low relief carving. Low relief carving makes something look very 3d even if it only 1/8” (3mm)…
Find out more »October 2020
Wooden Sign Carving
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR ALEXANDER GRABOVETSKIY Classical Sign & Letter Carving Traditional Carving Techniques This lettering and sign carving class, taught by world-renown Alexander Grabovetskiy, will give you the skills to add creative, unique details to all your woodworking projects. Alexander has designed this introductory course for carver, furniture makers, graphic designers, sign makers, and anyone who wants to create beautiful lettering in wood with sharp carving tools. Instruction begins with the selection and sharpening of carving tools, followed by…
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