Instructors
Jess Hirsch
Minneapolis, MN
Jess is a sculptor with a strong love for utilitarian objects. Her visual art practice is intertwined with wellness and alternative medicine, making objects that heal the body. She began spoon carving a decade ago and studied bowl turning through a Minnesota State Arts Board Folk and Traditional Craft Grant. She is the founder of Fireweed Community Woodshop (formerly Women’s Woodshop), a space to empower women and non-binary makers through woodcraft. Learn more at fireweedwoodshop.org.
Current Courses Offered by Jess Hirsch
Axe Work for Women and Non-Binary Carvers
Instructors:
Jess Hirsch
Join us for three days of chopping, carving, and hollowing wooden vessels using all hand tools. Axe…
Fri, Mar 24th, 2023 – Sun, Mar 26th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jess Hirsch
Past Courses Offered by Jess Hirsch
Axe Work for Women and Non-Binary Carvers
Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze and Gouge
Candelabras and Candlestick Holders: Woodshop Intro
Carving the Wooden Bowl
Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl
Turning the Wooden Bowl: Marginalized Genders Session
Turning the Wooden Bowl: Marginalized Genders Session
