December 2018 - Wooden Spoon Carving
In this episode artist Melanie Abrantes introduces us to the art of carving. Melanie is leading a workshop in shaping, whittling, sanding and finishing a beautiful custom wooden spoon and we use this episode to dive deeper! Melanie shares about her art background, her journey to wooden turning a carving, her Oakland studio and what she loves about the art she practices. We explore the unique kit of tools a materials Melanie has designed and the makers behind them. Melanie shares with us a typical day in the life, and walks us through a 2018 exercise in which she explored new 'little habits' each month for the FULL year. This wonderful chat leads up to an awesome workshop collaboration! Learn More: https://thecraftersbox.com/2018-12_featured-maker/
