Wood is Good: Woodcarving Workshop

Join BACWTT summer faculty member, Patrick Marooney for this unique woodworking workshop.

June 30-July 11, 2025 | 10:30am-2:30pm

With Patrick Marooney

Join Patrick Marooney this summer to experience the joy of woodcarving, working with beautiful natural materials to create something that is handmade by you! This is an opportunity to slow down and focus on one thing, understand the character and grain of wood, learn how to handle and sharpen the tools and, chip by chip, carve out something special.

Woodcarving by hand takes time. This course is designed to allow you to enjoy multiple days to complete a piece. You have the option to attend for 5 days for a quicker project or for 10 days for a longer project. The course is suited to people who live nearby and can come to the Marin Waldorf School campus each day. The woodwork room will be open Monday-Friday from 10:30am to 2:30pm (with a lunch break) for 2 weeks.

Patrick is a master carver and has a lifetime of experience with wood. This is a great opportunity to learn from him. Beginners will explore the fundamentals of woodcarving while experienced woodwork teachers will be able to gather new insights and curriculum ideas.

Patrick Marooney met Waldorf Education in 1974 through two Waldorf teachers who had a puppet theatre collapse on them mid-show. He trained full time for two years at Rudolf Steiner College, then took a class through the 8 grades at Eugene Waldorf School, 1984-1992. He was the woodworking teacher at EWS for 23 years and also taught core courses with Waldorf Teacher Education Eugene for 25 years. He has been with BACWTT since 1997 teaching sciences, form drawing, and geometry.