Friday, Feb 13 (1 session) | 9:30 am-12 pm

Instructor: Eva Sturm-Gross

In this three-hour hands-on workshop, artist Eva Sturm-Gross will guide you through carving small animal figures from basswood, using basic hand carving tools such as knives and gauges. Designed to be approachable for beginners, the class covers tool safety, wood selection, and fundamental carving techniques, with an emphasis on hands-on experimentation. This workshop creates a supportive, focused studio environment where you can work at your own pace and leave with a finished (or well-started) carved animal and a deeper appreciation for this traditional craft. $25 materials fee applied at check-out.

Eva Sturm-Gross is a Brooklyn-based artist and woodworker. Drawing from theology, mysticism, and narrative traditions, her practice explores the intersection of traditional craft and visual exegesis. She holds a BA in Studio Art and Religious Studies from Oberlin College and has exhibited nationally at the Wharton Esherick Museum, Ohio Craft Museum, the Kent Museum, and Art Basel Miami Beach among others. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Vermont Studio Center and Penland School of Craft and currently teaches woodworking and carving in New York. Eva is the Art Director of Gashmius Magazine, an online publication putting out politically progressive Jewish content drawing from Hasidic and mystical sources. Her work engages themes of exile, redemption, and the sacred through embodied and narrative forms.