Spoon Carving class in North Carolina
I'm really excited about teaching a Breton spoon carving class at Elia Bizzarri's place in Hillsborough, NC in July. We will be making the gorgeous one-pieces shapes based on spoons from the Pays de Vannetais and Pays de Cornouille in Brittany. We decided to make the course over three days so people can really get the feel of these simple and elegant spoons that were made here in Brittany in the 1800's without having to rush. We shall start in the forest and select a suitable tree, fell it and make spoon blanks using axe, saw and drawknife. I will take people through the step-by-step process, with help to master the various axe techniques and knife grips along the way. Once your spoons are carved, there will be a day to decorate your spoon. Traditionally these spoons were decorated using intricate chip-carving that was then filled with a hard wax inlay to give a brightly coloured pattern. This pattern often covered the top, bottom and both sides of the spoo