Name: Whittling for Wellbeing
Start: 2023-09-11T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-10-23T13:00:00+01:00
Location: The Glade

Whittling for Wellbeing

The Woodland Presents

Boost your Wellbeing through working with Wood!

The Glade

Woodworking offers a range of physical, mental, social and emotional benefits, making it a rewarding and fulfilling activity that can contribute to overall wellbeing and happiness.WhittlingLearn the art of whittling with this introductory course - all you need is one whittling knife and a stick and you&#x27;re away. This workshop is geared to people in the community who would benefit from the therapeutic and wellbeing aspects of woodcraft on a donation basis. We will be carving a Bolete Mushroom, and if there&#x27;s the opportunity a Skulk of Foxes and a Wooden Spreader Knife. These make perfect achievable whittling projects which enable us to focus on the carving as well as the therapeutic and mindful aspects of woodcraft.You can attend one off sessions or all of the series. This is a perfect introduction to knife carving in a wonderful woodland setting, with no previous experience required. We will be looking into the therapeutic aspects of whittling and give you the resources and skills to keep on whittling at home or in the woods.This is a perfect introduction to green wood working workshop with no previous experience required, and yet it is also suitable for more advanced woodworkers who would like to delve into the world of woodcraft. We will be looking into the therapeutic aspects of spoon carving including how spoon carving as a mindfulness practice, the joys of getting into a flow state when carving spoons and how spoon carving can offer us a gateway into establishing deeper relationships with the natural world.Run by the <a href="https://thewoodland.co/woods-for-wellness/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Woods for Wellness project</a> which aims to establish subsidised woodland wellbeing services at The Glade for the community, intertwining the natural healing environment of woodlands with professional therapeutic guidance. Workshop created and facilitated by talented <a href="https://alexfinberg.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alex Finberg</a>.About AlexAlex is a British green wood worker based in South Devon, using age old carving techniques to carve wood into beautiful, functional woodenware from wind fallen and sustainably cut local trees.He is an advocate for the new wood culture movement and the rediscovering of our relationship to the origins of everyday things, the trees they grew from and the people who made them.Alex runs workshops and courses on spoon carving, bowl carving, whittling and shrink-pot making at and is a member of the association of pole lathe turners &amp; green wood workers and Make Southwest (formerly the Devon Guild of Craftsmen). He has taught children as young as 3 to whittle in the woods and guided students in their 80’s to take up woodworking.He holds qualifications in Outdoor &amp; Paediatric First Aid, Safeguarding and Forest School Leader Level 3 with an enhanced DBS.Booking Essential, limited spacesNo Experience Required (from 8+ years)Cost by Donation (for facilitator) suggested from £5 - £10<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/690175713137?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">(Why not also book and join our Spoon Carving Sessions in the afternoon)</a><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/690175713137?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://thewoodland.co/events/spoon-carving-for-wellbeing/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Contact for more info: Alex Finberg - finbergcraft@gmail.comLocation: The Glade, North Woods, Dartington, Totnes TQ9. Directions <a href="https://thewoodland.co/directions/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>

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