Along with JoJo Wood, we are lucky enough to be joined on our journey by these wonderful people. They will be working in their regions, with others in their area, and helping us use craft to help with peoples mental health, their physical health, and use craft to make a postive change. David Edwards, West…
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Subsidised course spaces
The act of making is an incredibly therapeutic thing. When you have a knife and a piece of wood in your hands, the world fades away into a meditative silence. Our founder JoJo Wood Craft has spoken for years about how this can really help mental health, and many other people agree.We want to give something back,…
JoJo Wood
JoJo Wood is the director and founder of Pathcarvers, a social enterprise based in Birmingham, UK. JoJo is a skilled and highly regarded craftsperson, having worked with wood all her life. She also spends a lot of time teaching, giving talks and spreading the beneficial aspects of craft and how it can help in every…
I choose Birmingham
A great write up from ichoosebirmingham.com https://ichoosebirmingham.com/come-spoon-me
Classes for young people
Pathcarvers offer classes and activity sessions for young people and homeschoolers. Our classes are led by professional and dedicated craftspeople who are very experienced in delivering interesting and exciting courses in woodwork, carving and other creative courses in art, textiles and jewellery making. Our classes are tailored appropriate to the class, participants and skill levels….
Art and Music Therapy for teens
Music and art are increasingly being used as tools for therapy for high school students who have faced trauma — from sexual abuse to homelessness — and have been proven to help students cope, both physically and psychologically. Read more here
New premises in Birmingham
We are so excited to announce to forthcoming opening of our new workshop, training and retail space in Birmingham. There is quite a bit of work to do, and we aim to be open in the next few weeks, with an opening week full of activities. The Pathcarvers Workshop will be a space where we…
Workshop
The Pathcarvers workshop is a space where we work, sell products from hand picked artisans, a gallery for the occasional show. The workshop is a space where we teach traditional crafts and creative arts – open to everyone. Courses are run throughout the year and led by the craftspeople that we feel are top of…
100 art therapy exercises
A useful list of 100 art therapy exercises. http://intuitivecreativity.typepad.com/expressiveartinspirations/100-art-therapy-exercises.html
The Way Glassblowing Improved Mental Health of One Artist
An article on how Kazuki Takizawa used the art of glassblowing to express his thoughts and emotions The Way Glassblowing Improved Mental Health of One Artist