North House Folk School

Alex was born and raised on a mountain in Upstate New York and grew up wandering around the surrounding woods. Brought up to rely on his natural surroundings, he instinctively works with the natural resources of the forest, utilizing the unique qualities of each tree in his projects. Alex has been a daily carver for fifteen years and teaches nationally and internationally, and at his workshop in Stillwater. Alex is the co-host and ringleader of The Milan Spoon Gathering, oldest spoon carving festival in the world. His main focus is carving Scandinavian drinking cups called kuksas.

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