Continuing with your Wood Muse

This workshop is a special continuation of Monica’s much loved Developing your Wood Muse, building on previous lessons and and fostering an ongoing dialogue. Tailored for those who have previously participated in "Developing your Wood Muse" at any time in the past, this workshop is specifically designed to cater to your continued artistic journey building on the foundations laid in the initial course.

Having grown up around the sculptures of her father Roy Setziol, it is not surprising that Monica Setziol-Phillips decided to investigate the medium. It drew her in, and she has now been carving for over 35 years. The character and feel of the wood continue to excite her. Developing the relationship between tool, wood and imagination informs the work. She looks forward to sharing what she has learned with her students and feels she learns from them as well. Her own work is mostly abstract, as she understands that approach best and finds it most meaningful.

Monica seeks to enable students to learn from the wood and the tools. Each wood has its own character, its own beauty and difficulty. Students explore these connections and focus on learning techniques to bring wood, tools and skills together. Focus is also on nourishing and developing each student's unique creative spirit.

Please do not sign up for this workshop if you have not previously attended a session of Developing your Wood Muse in the past, as this workshop will build on lessons imparted there.