Spoon and Bowl-Carving Workshops SPOON WORKSHOP: $85 Saturday, October 15th BOWL WORKSHOP: $95 Sunday, October 16th BOWL & SPOON WORKSHOPS: $165
Knoll Farm, Bragg Hill, Fayston 8:30 am- 5:30 pm (Sat. & Sun.) INSTRUCTORS: Bill Coperthwaite, author of “A Handmade Life” and social design thinking and teacher and Taz Squire, Land Steward at Center for Whole Communities. Join us for one day or two. In these full-day, hands-on workshops you will make a beautiful hardwood spoon and/or bowl out of cherry, maple or birch. We will provide the carving blades and wood, and you will focus on the on the techniques of using a straight knife and a crooked knife- the traditional carving tool of the Northwest coast tribes- to shape a spoon and/or bowl of your own design. Designed for all levels of experience, these workshops are accessible to everyone. It will be of special interest to those who enjoy carving and want to go away with a beautiful spoon and/or bowl. Wooden eating, cooking and serving spoons and bowls make amazing gifts and can last a lifetime. All materials and tools will be provided to create a complete a spoon and/or bowl by the end of the day. You are welcome to bring your own favorite wood and tools, if desired. Hot beverages and water will be provided. The workshop will be inside or outside, weather dependent. Please bring your own lunch and snacks. THE INSTRUCTORS: Taz loves working with his hands, close to the land and community. He spent many years off the grid in Downeast Maine with a mentor, Bill Coperthwaite (aforementioned social activist, educator, and author of “A Handmade Life”). Bill forged his own path on his own land, creating a life and lifestyle based on simplicity and self-reliance, always grounded in the majesty and utility of that which is made by one’s own hands. With Bill, Taz acquired skills in experiential education, yurt building, hand tool use, carving, trail building, and an understanding of and reverence for the land. Join these two and their mastery, knowledge, friendship, and love of carving. For more information and to register: contact Center for Whole Communities 802-496-5690, molly@wholecommunities.org or visit www.wholecommunities.org/calendar.