Please join Northwest Natura for a day of whimsical woodworking in this half-day course designed for adults. This workshop is co-led by Jazmen Yoder (Northwest Natura) Mike B. (The Dry Troll / Troll Mountain Forge). 

This course is primarily a carving workshop with the opportunity to build community and socialize with folks who share your interests.

What to Expect:

• Handcraft your own unique wand from start to finish

• Learn the lore of provided wand woods (hawthorn, rose, ironwood, holly, alder, willow + many more); their magical properties and symbolism and choose one for your wand base.

• Learn carving techniques, detail work, and knife safety

• Enchant your wand (optional) by adding colorful dyes, carving sigils, embedding crystals, shells, stones, beads, and/or wrapping in metal wire (numerous colors to choose from)

• Learn some symbolism of each “enchantment” object and color provided.

Wand woods are ethically sourced from nature by the instructors. Enchantments provided include dozens of stones and beads, several feet of variously colored and sized metal wire, shells, feathers, ~ a dozen colors of wood dye + all the accessories and materials required to add these objects to your wand. “Enchanting” is optional (but very fun).

For more details and to register, please visit https://www.northwestnatura.com/fieldtrips/p/wand-carving