I’m spoiled in many ways. A healthy, happy family. I spend my days overlooking the river, making things for my very patient clients; using sharp hand-tools and the best-quality oak you can find in this country. And over the years, I have met, worked with and became friends with some great craftspeople. I have been particularly spoiled by Jögge Sundqvist – his influence on me far exceeds the spoon and bowl carving I sometimes do.
It reaches inside, to how and why I make things; and how those things connect me to this place (New England) and the past. We’ve seen Jögge’s Rhythm and Slöjd presentation at Greenwood Fest; (I slept through parts of it in Swedish too!) and it’s easy for me to become complacent to the point where I fully expect productions like this short film he posted this morning. (It’s a booklet too, newly translated into English – I’ll post ordering information as soon as I have it…)
The book of thoughts Jögge Sundqvist as s u r o l l e from surolle on Vimeo.
But I am always in awe of the depth of his work. In 2016 he took a few of us on a tour through some museum collections in Sweden where we learned a lot about the sources behind his work. He also touches on these themes in his Lie-Nielsen video released last year. If you haven’t got it yet, here’s the link:
https://www.lie-nielsen.com/nodes/4265/home-education-videos
Very nice! Thanks.
Thank you for the information, I just ordered my DVD, I’m very excited to watch it.
Keep up your great work, looking forward to hearing more from you as you get time.
Cheers.
Thanks, Peter. I was idly reading a few blogs after lunch when you pointed us to this video. That’s it for today. Got some knives and axes. Have green wood from storm damage outside. It is a nice day here. Bye.
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Thanks Peter. I spent a day in the shed restoring a set of old school room storage drawers. Not green woodworking I know, but watching the video topped my day off nicely.
Thanks for this Peter. Again, this is Cory from Utah (the scrawny weirdo you met at Colonial Williamsburg). I’m struggling with a lot of things in my life right now, and this post really did a lot to help me out emotionally. You’re a great man, and I appreciate the few times I got to speak with you one on one in my scholarship trip. I’m not an internet guy, but I figured this is at least a way (maybe THE way?) that I can once again express my gratitude to you.
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