Tag: spooncarving
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Reconnecting through land-based crafts and skills in socio-ecological systems
Where I reflect back over this weeks two events, the first of our safe-to-fail ‘experimental’ initiative Land Skills for Wellness and Sustainability introducing crafts, skills and nature based learning to students, faculty and staff at UWaterloo for wellness and sustainability benefits. With a bit of complexity and flow theory thrown in. Connecting to the Land…
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A Plum Eater and the first jar of Mount Wolfe Spoon Butter
I’ve just finished this plum eating spoon which I’m please with. I’m getting to grips with the synergies between understanding the wood, form (what shapes and lines come together to make a spoon), working with tools (sharpness and hold) and the unknowable element I am happy to call ‘magic’! As is often the case, the…
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Crafting Sustainability: Counter-culture Movements and Sustainable Development Goals
In my blog posts Spooncarving- a ‘gateway drug’ to pro-environmental behaviour and landscape advocacy? and Craft is good for your Health I have been exploring the connections between practising crafts and skills and the benefits for both individuals and society. Their have been a few social movements that have recognised the power of craft beyond its utility, and I…
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The Ontario Rural Skills Network finds a new home at Mount Wolfe Farm: Poppa’s Workshop. Just needs a tidy.
A major frustration to putting on any outdoor workshops this time of year is the inclemency of the weather. The site where we held our first spoon-carving workshop in September last year is now under a thin blanket of snow (which is thickening even as i write!) and the temperature with wind chill is -4…