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Waiting For Spring Weekend whittler. Hand-carved tiny birds, tiny bud vases, and you guessed it, tiny ring dishes.

Experimenting with different salvaged timbers and natural finishes.

What a fantastic weekend of carving at JTA for Sydney Craft Week!Pinch pots, spoons and plenty of wood shavings flying a...
11/10/2026

What a fantastic weekend of carving at JTA for Sydney Craft Week!

Pinch pots, spoons and plenty of wood shavings flying around the table.

One of my favourite things about teaching is bringing together people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences. Some picking up carving tools for the very first time, others returning to learn something new. Everyone starting with a simple piece of timber and discovering what they can make with their own two hands.

Lots of concentration, conversation, laughter and some beautiful little pieces taking shape.

Still spots available for carving on the coast BANGALAY SHOALHAVEN HEADS next weekend!!

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and made the weekend so much fun. And to Japanese Tools Australia for having me back!

Sydney Craft Week

All set for a day of carving wooden pinch pots at Japanese Tools Australia for Sydney Craft Week!If you missed out on th...
10/10/2026

All set for a day of carving wooden pinch pots at Japanese Tools Australia for Sydney Craft Week!

If you missed out on the sold-out Sydney classes, there’s still a chance to come and carve with me on the coast!

Join me at beautiful Bangalay Luxury Villas on 17 or 18 October to carve your own butter knife, pickle fork or little wooden bowl.

Just two hours south of Sydney.

Bookings through the link in my bio
Sydney Craft Week JTA BANGALAY SHOALHAVEN HEADS

Join me, Rachel from Waiting for Spring, at Bangalay Luxury Villas for a weekend of carving by the coast as part of Sydn...
06/10/2026

Join me, Rachel from Waiting for Spring, at Bangalay Luxury Villas for a weekend of carving by the coast as part of Sydney Craft Week.

Spend an afternoon learning to carve with traditional hand tools and make something useful to take home and enjoy.

Saturday 17 October, 12–4pm
Carve a Butter Knife + Platter Fork
Sunday 18 October, 1–4.30pm
Carve a Small Dish

These are relaxed, beginner-friendly workshops and you don’t need any experience. I’ll guide you through the tools and the process, step by step, with plenty of time to settle into the making.
Bangalay is just two hours south of Sydney, right beside Seven Mile Beach. Come down for the day, bring a friend, have brunch at Bangalay and spend the afternoon carving with me.
Or make a weekend of it and join me for both.

Places are limited. Info and tickets via the link in waiting for springs bio

Sydney Craft Week
BANGALAY SHOALHAVEN HEADS

Tomorrow I’m off to my first B.A.M.M at Bundanon.I’m bringing a small collection of one-off pieces I’ve been making over...
01/10/2026

Tomorrow I’m off to my first B.A.M.M at Bundanon.

I’m bringing a small collection of one-off pieces I’ve been making over the past few weeks. Spoons, boards, pinch pots and a few other bits, alongside my carving kits and wood butter.

Everything is made by hand and there’s only one of each.

Saturday 3 October, 10am–3pm
Bundanon Art Museum

Come and say hello if you’re there.

Getting market ready for BAMM at Bundanon.Boards, plates, bowls and spoons are slowly piling up. Handmade takes time, wh...
24/09/2026

Getting market ready for BAMM at Bundanon.

Boards, plates, bowls and spoons are slowly piling up. Handmade takes time, which is why there’ll only ever be a small number of each. Different timbers, simple shapes and no two quite the same.

I’m looking forward to seeing it all together on one table.

Saturday 3 October, 10am–3pm
Bundanon Art Museum, Illaroo

Come and have a rummage. Once a piece is gone, it’s gone.

Simple spoons, shaped slowly by hand.

Simple shapes. Beautiful timber. Made to be used.

For the kitchen, the table, or just because the timber is too beautiful to hide away.

My hand-carved plate, my new favourite mug handmade by Motion Ceramics and Mum’s homemade cookies. A lot of hands went i...
18/09/2026

My hand-carved plate, my new favourite mug handmade by Motion Ceramics and Mum’s homemade cookies. A lot of hands went into this morning tea.

There’s something special about using things made by another person’s hands. You notice the shape, the texture, the little marks that make each piece different. And somehow, knowing who made it makes using it feel even better.

Handmade might cost a little more, but you can feel the difference. There’s a warmth and an energy to handmade things that you just don’t get from something mass produced.

A pretty good morning tea ritual, I think. 🧡

Spoon making is my favourite kind of carving.It seems like such a simple thing to make, but there’s a lot to think about...
15/09/2026

Spoon making is my favourite kind of carving.

It seems like such a simple thing to make, but there’s a lot to think about. The depth of the bowl, the curve of the back, the thickness of the edges, the handle and how the whole thing feels in your hand.

Maybe that’s why it’s so easy to get completely lost in it. Your hands are busy, your brain is busy, and everything else goes quiet for a while.

All that from a piece of timber, a knife and a gouge.

I’m taking part in Sydney Craft Week 2026 with four beginner-friendly woodcarving workshops across two weekends.We’ll st...
12/09/2026

I’m taking part in Sydney Craft Week 2026 with four beginner-friendly woodcarving workshops across two weekends.

We’ll start in Sydney at Japanese Tools, then head south to Bangalay Luxury Villas in Shoalhaven Heads.

Four workshops, two very different locations, and plenty of time to slow down, learn something new and carve by hand.

10–11 October | Japanese Tools, Kogarah
17–18 October | Bangalay Luxury Villas, Shoalhaven Heads

No experience needed. Everything you need is provided.

Bookings are open now via the link in my bio.

JTA
BANGALAY SHOALHAVEN HEADS
Sydney Craft Week

Sydney, I’m coming back!

I’ll be back at Japanese Tools in Kogarah for the first weekend of Sydney Craft Week, teaching two half-day woodcarving workshops.

Saturday 10 + Sunday 11 October

If you’ve been wanting to try carving but have no idea where to start, these classes are made for beginners. I’ll take you through the tools, safe carving techniques and the whole process at a nice, unhurried pace.

And there’s probably no better place to become slightly obsessed with hand tools than Japanese Tools.

Bookings via the link in my bio.

This one could be more than just a carving class.

For the second weekend of Sydney Craft Week, I’ll be carving on the South Coast at Bangalay Luxury Villas, right beside Seven Mile Beach.

Saturday 17 + Sunday 18 October

Bring a friend, book a villa and treat yourselves to a quiet weekend away. Sleep in, have a slow breakfast, wander down to the beach, then spend the afternoon outside carving with me in the Bangalay grounds.

You can come for one workshop or make a weekend of it and join me for both.

Tea, coffee and a sweet treat are included, and absolutely no carving experience is needed.

A little getaway, with some woodcarving thrown in.

Bookings via the link in my bio.

I’m doing a market!I don’t normally do markets, so this is a bit of a first for me and I’m really happy that my first on...
01/09/2026

I’m doing a market!

I don’t normally do markets, so this is a bit of a first for me and I’m really happy that my first one will be the Bundanon Artists & Makers Market.

I’ve been quietly making a collection of pieces to bring along. There’ll be hand-carved pinch pots, plates, spoons and boards, made from a mix of beautiful timbers, as well as my carving kits and wood butters.

Every piece I carve is a one-off. I work with the timber I have in front of me, letting the grain, shape and character of the wood influence what each piece becomes. So there won’t be multiples or huge amounts of stock, just a small collection of individually made pieces.

If you’ve been following along and have wanted to see some of my work in person, come and have a look, pick things up and say hello.

BUNDANON ARTISTS & MAKERS MARKET
Saturday 3 October
10am–3pm

Bundanon

My beginner carving kits are back online, just in time for Father’s Day!Choose from Carve a Spoon, Carve a Bud Vase or m...
22/08/2026

My beginner carving kits are back online, just in time for Father’s Day!

Choose from Carve a Spoon, Carve a Bud Vase or my newest kit, Carve a Bowl.
Each kit has been put together around the way I actually carve and teach, with the tools, timber and step-by-step instructions you need to get started at home. No workshop, workbench or previous experience needed.
They make a great Father’s Day gift for someone who likes making things with their hands, wants to try something new, or could simply do with a reason to slow down for a few hours.
And if you already have the tools, I’ve also added lots of new carving blanks to the website, so you can keep carving without buying another full kit.

Available now on my Waiting for Spring website.

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