Witch & Wizard Brooms (Spooky Week)

Like magic, transform wooden sticks and sorghum straw into enchanting, one-of-a-kind witch or wizard brooms featuring hand-carved faces. Spend the first days learning intricate face carving skills, incorporating stains, and woodburning to create realistic characters. Then, switch to using 18th-century broom making techniques to transform your carved branches into handles for artisan, plaited hearth sweepers and cobweb besom brooms. Presto! All levels welcome; hand strength required. $

$85-$105

Marvin Daniels started woodcarving in 1994 and eventually found his niche in caricature carving. He began teaching in 2001. Marvin's designs include cowboys, Indians, bottle stoppers, Santas, woodspirits, and wizards. He has won numerous first-place and best of show awards. Marvin’s other passion is music–first as a career, then as a hobby. He has taught guitar, ukulele, mandolin, and 5-string banjo for most of his adult life.

Bev Larson was introduced to broom making in 2010 and immediately fell in love. Over time, her styles and creativity have evolved and her passion continues to flourish. Bev feels privileged to share her love of broom making by routinely teaching at basket retreats and fiber shows such as the Michigan Fiber Festival; Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival; in Indiana at The Fiber Event, Greencastle and the Stateline Friends Weaving Retreat; SouthEastern Animal Fiber Fair in North Carolina; and Woven Together in Western Kentucky. Bev has also taught on the Basket Weaving Cruise in the Caribbean. She is honored to be an Indiana Artisan as designated by the State of Indiana.