Tamsin from Quin Woodcraft is a spoon carver and wood artist from Wiltshire, working with sustainably sourced local green wood to create beautiful and functional pieces for the home. Tamsin's obsession with carving wooden spoons started over 10 years ago and has since evolved into bowl carving, chair making and pyrography, with big commissions for two National Trust sites and funding backed by The Arts Council England. Tamsin has delivered workshops for Adults and Children across the UK independently, at festivals, and for wildlife and conservation charities. She is an enthusiastic tutor, empowering you to use your imagination to create stunning free-form pieces. Tamsin is passionate to share the positive effects of wood carving for mental and physical wellbeing, the glory of working with a natural material, and the infinite possibilities of creation with a sharp knife and a few hand tools.
She says: 'There's something wonderfully simple and wholesome to start the day with a freshly felled log in the morning and finish the day with a spoon or bowl you can serve your supper with. Working slowly, mindfully, with traditional tools, and with a natural material awakens a primitive and playful part of our soul that's often hard to capture in our busy day-to-day world'.