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Peters Valley School of Craft

Whittling for Children Ages 8-14

May 20 - May 27, 2023

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Whittling for Children Ages 8-14

$125.00

Details Fee Breakdown:
Tuition: $90
Material Fee: $35

Saturday, May 20 ~ 11:00am to 12:30pm EST
Saturday, May 27 ~ 11:00am to 12:30pm EST

This hands-on whittling class will give the young students the basic tools to carve three-dimensional animals. Our projects will be realized with a set of carving rasps and will be finished with sandpaper. Using the six different rasps the children will learn the common carving procedures and practice them on basswood animal blanks. Using rasps, which work fast and remarkably well on basswood, is a great way to give children a taste of sculpting in a safe and cut-free environment. If time permits we will talk about additional tools and techniques that will allow the student to form their own self-designed animal blanks and projects. A materials kit containing basswood blanks and sandpapers will be mailed. Students will need to purchase a needle rasp prior to the workshop. (See Materials List below)

This class will be conducted live on Zoom. Participants will receive an email from Peters Valley at least 48 hours prior that includes a link and a password. Only registered participants will be admitted.

Level: Beginner and Beyond
Workshop Levels

Definitions of Skill Levels for Workshops

  • Beginner and Beyond: Introductory level course that presents basic knowledge of tools, materials and techniques and is geared towards first timers or those who want to improve and expand their technique. It takes time to build skills.
  • Advanced Beginner and Beyond: Instruction that assumes some familiarity with tools, materials and equipment. Includes reviews and builds on basic skill sets, allows for those with more experience to work at their own pace. Further development of fundamentals, participants have had at least one class or equivalent with professional instruction.
  • Intermediate: Course content that assumes a working knowledge of basic studio tools, materials and equipment necessary to accomplish the projects and techniques to be explored. Participants feel comfortable in the studio setting.
  • Intermediate to Advanced: Course content that requires a proficient working knowledge of studio tools, materials and equipment necessary to accomplish the projects and techniques to be explored in class.
  • Advanced: Assumes proficiency and advanced working knowledge of materials and studio tools and equipment so that the focus is on artistic narrative and/or technical development.
Type:
Ages: Ages 10-12, Ages 10+, Ages 13-17, Ages 7-9, Youth

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Yoav Liberman

Yoav S. Liberman is a studio furniture artist, writer, and educator. His pieces have been featured in many curated exhibitions and woodworking books, most recently in Modern Judaica: Today’s Makers, Today’s Sacred Objects by Schiffer Publishing. He’s a regular contributor to Fine Woodworking and Popular Woodworking Magazines and a past contributor to American Woodworker and Woodwork Magazines. Yoav has a degree in architecture and later held two competitive residency programs at the Worcester Center for Crafts in Massachusetts and the Windgate Foundation Fellowship at Purchase College, New York. Yoav teaches woodworking and design at the Rudolf Steiner School in Manhattan and frequently guest teaches in craft schools across the country. He lives in Upper Saddle River, NJ. Yoav is the author of Working Reclaimed Wood: A Guide for Woodworkers, Makers & Designers, published by Popular Woodworking Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2018.

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