Spoon Carving Conversations – Details, episodes & analysis

 In this episode, I speak with @SamuelAlexandershapes. Samuel talks about how he initially came to carving through seeking help dealing with depression. Something clicked, and it has since become a strong positive influence in his life. He spent many years learning and eventually teaching at the @LondonGreenwood. He is creating beautiful objects with wood, with his vessels at the center stage. We discuss why and how he carves these vessels and what he enjoys and gains from the process. It was a really nice conversation, and I’m very happy to have had the chance to spend the time together. I hope you enjoy listening.

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Editing and Behind the scenes work: Julia Pouly 

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In this episode, I talk with Oren Hetzroni (@hetzronio), a product designer and Spoon carver from Israel.
After studying design, Oren initially started woodturning before he discovered the work of Robinwood (@robinwoodcraft). This led him into the world of Greenwood, where he continues to this day. Oren carves amazing spoons and also teaches the craft to others. He hosts weekly carving gatherings at his homestead and also organizes a yearly event called Festikaf (http://festikaf.co.il/)

Oren is also active on the virtual spoon carving site Rise Up and Carve (riseupandcarve.com), a platform where anyone can join, ask questions, and meet others from around the world with the similar interest of Greenwood carving.
I’m very grateful I had the chance to speak with Oren today, and I hope you enjoy listening!

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On episode 16 my guest is Liesl Chatman (@rivichicawarroir). Liesl lives in Minneapolis and teaches spoon carving and kolrossing at North House Folk School.

It I was really fun to get to know Liesl and find out why she is so enthusiastic about this craft and sharing it with others. With 10 years of experience and learning from talented craftspeople such as  Fred Livesay,  Jarrod Dahl, Adam Hawker, Jane Mickelborough among others Liesl is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to spoons and kolrossing specifically. I learned a lot and really enjoyed the chat and hope you do too. 

If you do enjoy these podcasts and would like to support them to continue you can do that by buying an Endless possibilities Spoon carving t-shirt from my website: roots-movement.com/rootsspoons 

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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On episode 15 my guest is John Beya @johns_slojd. John was born and grew up in Sweden where Sloyd was part of life. He lives there today with his family. John carves beautiful spoons and kuksa among other things and he often decorates them with amazing kolorossing and chip carving.

We talk about his carving process, why he likes to keep things simple in regards tot tools and wood and how it is to carve and live in nature.

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 
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On episode 14 my guest is Jan Leuschner (@Jan_Leuschner). We talked about his experience working with various materials at school and his time learning and working as a stone mason.

Jan now carves beautiful spoons, bowls and kuksas in his free time. We talk about the technical details of spoon carving as well as what draws him to the craft and working with his hands.

An influence he mentions during our conversation is David Fisher (https://davidffisher.com) who has a lot of great information on his DFbowlcarfer YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/DFbowlcarver).

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 
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On episode 13 I talk to Aaron Garrett (@aaron.garrett.uk).

Aaron grew up in Uk with an interest in bush craft and when he saw a Spoon Carving demonstration on YouTube he knew it was something he wanted to try. Since carving his first spoon at the end of 2018 he has taught himself how to carve beautiful scoops and spoons which he sometimes sells through his Instagram.

He makes really cool and unique scoops that are a recognizable shape of his as well as many other Spoons shapes and styles.

Aaron has appeared on the Zed Outdoors YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/zedoutdoors) where he shows his process of carving a scoop  and a spoon from log to finish Spoon. 

This is where I found out about him and I can highly recommend this as a great resource for people wanting to learn more about the process. 

In this episode we talked about decorating spoons, the carving process, teaching and much more. It’s always a pleasure for me to meet my guests and do these podcasts, I hope you enjoy listening. 

Hosted by Simon Pouly @rootsspoons 

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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On episode 12 my guest is Ricky Dey @t_u_t_t_o___ . Ricky is a fellow kiwi and lives in the Wairarapa on the North Island of New Zealand. Ricky started caving as a way to cope with the grief after losing loved ones. It seems that for many of us it is not just about the spoons but the process of carving and creating. It can offer us comfort, meaning and community. 

We talk about his life growing up in NewZealand, discovering spoon carving and why it is something he can imagine growing and enjoying for many years to come. 

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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On episode 11 my guest is Andreea Grad (@andreeagrad). She is living in Oregon, USA and only started carving spoons in January of 2021. Since then it has become a big part of her life. 

We talk doubt how and why she got started, how it has affected her day to day life and why she enjoys the craft so much. 

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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On episode 10 my guest is Lynge Randen Børding @lynge_carvings.
Lynge is from Denmark and started carving spoons after getting a hook knife for Christmas when he was 16. A couple of years later, he is still carving beautiful spoons and sharing some of his work on instagram.

During our conversations I could relate a lot to Lynge talking about experimenting with shapes and decoration, continuously learning and improving. Also, we are both influenced and inspired by other spoon carvers such as Dan Lawrence (@dan.lawrence.uk) and Grant Withington (@twisted_acorn_woodcarver).

On his instagram  @lynge_carvings you can check out his work, artfully photographed by Lynge's brother Eiliv @eilivsmurf.

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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 
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On episode 9 my guest is Chuck Trella @chuck.trella_woodsmyths  

Chuck is the founder of the online carving meet up, Rise up and carve. This is a daily virtual Spoon carving  gathering that started in February 2019.

In our conversation Chuck talks about how and why he initially got started carving Spoons and how taking part in @emmet_van_driesche’s  Virtual apprenticeship challenge a few years ago with the call to give back, helped him come up with the idea to start RUAC. 

Since then it has become a fantastic platform for anyone interested in carving to connect with other enthusiastic spoons carvers from around the world. 

Find Chuck on his Instagram @chuck.trella_woodsmyths and website: www.riseupandcarve.com/

And the rise up and carve group: @riseupandcarve 

Hosted by Simon Pouly @rootsspoons 
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Editing and Producing: Julia Pouly 

Music: Pixabay

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