Wooden Spoon Carving
Influences
A course by Andrea Cortés , Carpenter and craftswoman
Joined September 2019
Joined September 2019
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you about my influences and motivations. Not only around the practice of spoon carving and carpentry, but also personal influences related to craft work and the benefits of manual labor.”
In this video lesson Andrea Cortés addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Spoon Carving. Learn the techniques and basic tools for spoon carving.
Partial transcription of the video
“INFLUENCES In this lesson, I'll tell you a bit about my influences and motivation, not only in spoon carving and woodworking, but also my personal influences and the importance of handcraft. For me, discovering woodworking and working with wood has been a process of not only developing new techniques and learning new skills, but also a way of personal growth and knowledge. That's why my influences are people who recognize the benefits of handcraft work for both physical and mental health. I want to start by showing you a book by Peter Korn called "Why We Make Things and Why It Matters", in ...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Spoon Carving
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Product Design, Woodworking
Andrea Cortés
A course by Andrea Cortés
Andrea Cortés is an architect by training but, above all, a carpenter and woodworker. She is the founder of Barcelona Wood Workshops, a project in which, in addition to producing furniture and objects, she offers courses and activities to learn how to work with wood.
The aim of this project is to rescue a trade that is being lost in a world that promotes unbridled consumption and in which craftsmanship and objects made to last are no longer valued. In just two years, they have held more than 50 workshops with over 300 participants.
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