This pair of Winterberry Holly eating spoons are lightweight spoons good for yogurt, cereal, or small hands. They may also be used for light serving or garnishes.
Each spoon is 6.0″ length x 0.75″ width x 0.25″ depth
Hand wash only with a mild soap (Murphy’s Oil Soap).
I began carving wooden spoons as a result of my work as a naturalist and my experience with art and photography. I have learned that each branch holds a different spoon within its shape. By training the eye to read the wood, my purpose as the woodcarver is to reveal the spoon that is hidden inside.
I prefer to use hand tools during my entire process as I feel this allows me to follow the wood’s natural growth in shaping a spoon. My work site is a wooden chair beside the wood stove where I carve on winter evenings or on the front porch during the summer. Each location require a big red dog lying comfortably nearby.
My spoons come from locally sourced hardwoods located less than 10 miles from my home in Plymouth, New Hampshire. I use a variety of fruit trees including apple, cherry and peach, but also use red maple, beech, and American chestnut. Woody shrubs, including witch hazel, rhododendron, dogwood, and winter-berry holly provide good quality wood for spoons too.
