Alex's Bio
Alex is an award winning craftsman and author based in South Devon. He uses 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 wellbeing benefits of woodcraft and the new wood culture movement; rediscovering our relationship to the origins of everyday things, the trees they grew from and the people who made them.
Alex's hand carved items can be bought from his Woodcraft Shop and local stockists Craft Mongers & Make Southwest. His forthcoming book "Spooncarving: From Log to Spoon" was published by the Crowood Press in Autumn 2024 and is available online and in independent book shops in the UK and internationally
He runs a range of workshops on Spooncarving & Woodcraft and has taught at various organisations and festivals around the UK including Dartington Trust, Schumacher College, the National Trust and at Spoonfest, the International Festival of the Carved Wooden Spoon