Join Patrick Marooney this summer for the unique opportunity to carve one of the seven planetary bases from the Goetheanum building.
Wood Is Good: Woodcarving Workshop
June 29-July 10, 2026 | 10:30am-2:30pm
Seven Planetary Bases With Patrick Marooney
Join Patrick Marooney this summer for the unique opportunity to carve one of the seven planetary bases from the Goetheanum building. These forms were part of the incredible artistic and cosmic temple that Rudolf Steiner designed and built in the early 1900s. At the same time that the first world war was waging in the trenches of northern France, people gathered together in Switzerland from many nations to create a building that embodied peace and human evolution.
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 ideally suited to people who 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.
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 before taking a class through the 8 grades at Eugene Waldorf School from 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. Since 1997, he has taught sciences, form drawing, and geometry at BACWTT.
Cost for 5 days: $195 | Cost for 10 days: $375
