I am based in the north west of Ireland in county Mayo.
I hope to start to hold courses and 1 to 1 sessions in the Summer of 2026 in bowl and spoon carving, weaving with bark and foraged wild materials, dye gardens and making paint and ink and peg loom weaving a rug, please get in touch if you would like a 1 to 1 session before that in bowl carving bark weaving or natural colour and decoration!
I am available for demonstration or to teach at your event, please email greenfoxwildcrafts@gmail.com
I will be demoing and doing market stalls as well as afew courses in Co Mayo in the latter of 2025 aswell.
Find me at
North Mayo Heritage Centre Saturday Craft Market – 12th July 2025
Ballina Heritage Day – 16th July 2025
Nenagh Bodgers meet – 19th July
greenfoxwildcrafts@gmail.com
COURSES AND EVENTS FOR 2025
The Northern Bowl – Durham
25th April 2025 – Bowl Carving – Sold out
https://www.landofroots.co.uk/store/p/carve-a-bowl-with-nadine-grundy
26th April 2025 – Make a Bark tool sheath = sold out
https://www.landofroots.co.uk/store/p/making-bark-sheaths-with-nadine-grundy-sat-26th-april-1pm-4pm
GREENWOOD DAYS
1st and 2nd May 2025 – Bowl Carving 2 day course
https://greenwooddays.co.uk/courses/bowl-carving-1-2-may/
3rd and 4th May 2025 – Plate Carving 2 day course
https://greenwooddays.co.uk/courses/plate-carving
BODGERS BALL 2025
8th May 2025 – 1 day Bowl Carving
9th May 2025 – Colour and decoration on wood
COURSES AND EVENTS FOR 2024
Greenwood Days – April 20th to 21st 2024 – Bowl carving – SOLD OUT
https://greenwooddays.co.uk/product-category/courses/
Northern Bowl Gathering – April 26th to 28th 2024 – Bowl carving 1 day course and short workshops – BOOKING SOONhttps://www.abundantearth.coop/new-page
The Bodgers Ball – 8th 12th May 2024 – 2 day bark weaving course.
Ellekers Wood – 18th to 19th May 2024 – 2 Day woven bark and plant fibre basket weaving weekend – SOLD OUT
Greenwood Days – 21st to 22nd August 2024 – 2 Day woven bark and plant fibre basket weaving weekend. – SOLD OUT
https://greenwooddays.co.uk/product-category/courses/
Tear Up Festival – 24th to 25th August 2024 – Sat day workshop on willow woven baskets.
Bowl Carving Weekend – 31st August and 1st September 2024 – Longway Bank Woods, Matlock, Derbyshire – sold out
https://www.greenfoxwildcrafts.co.uk/product/bowl-carving/
2023
Greenwood Days, Leicestershire – Bowl Carving Weekend – 8th and 9th April 2023
Northern Bowl, Durham – 20th – 23rd April 2023
The Bodgers Ball, weaving bark and plant fibres – 3rd till 7th May 2023 – booking soon
Greenwood Days, Leicestershire – Weave a foraging Basket in Willow Bark – 13th and 14th May 2023
Longway Bank Woods, Derbyshire – Spoon Carving for beginners – 20th May 2023
Longway Bank Woods, Derbyshire – Weave a bark basket – 21st May 2023 https://www.greenfoxwildcrafts.co.uk/product/1-day-woven-barkcraft-at-lupine/
Land Skills Fair – 20th – 23rd July 2023
SpoonTown, Kent – 27th – 30th July 2023
Ellekers Wood, North Yorkshire – Bark and plant fibre basket – 12th and 13th August 2023
https://www.ellekerswood.co.uk/events/event-two-2n5xb-wewgg-9d636-gghkh-kpjwf-xlw4w
The Wilderness Gathering, Wiltshire – 17th till 20th August 2023
The Bowl Gathering, Brookhouse Woods, Herefordshire – 7th till 10th September 2023
2019
Spoon Carving course at Regather, Sheffield – 2nd Feb 2019 – SOLD OUT
Bowl Carving Course at Regather, Sheffield – 9th Feb 2019 – SOLD OUT
Spoon Carving Course at Regather, Sheffield – 10th March 2019 – SOLD OUT
Spoon Carving course at Regather, Sheffield – 7th April 2019 – SOLD OUT
Bowl Carving Course at Greenwood Days, Leicestershire – 20th April – SOLD OUT
Northern Bowl – Carving workshops, Durham — 26 – 18th April – NOW BOOKING
http://www.abundantearth.coop/store/p79/Bowl_carving_with_Nadine_Grundy_Fri_10-5.html
Bodgers Ball – prefest courses in woven barkcraft – May 9th and 10th 2019. – SOLD OUT
Spoon carving Course on the Isle of Mull!! May 18th 2019 – NOW BOOKING
Spoon Hoolie – Scotland workshops and demos – 24th – 26th May 2019
https://www.thegreatscottishspoonhoolie.co.uk/eventinfo
The Folk Forest, Sheffield – 6th – 7th July 2019
Spoon Carving Course at Longway Bank Wood, Matlock – SOLD OUT
Elvaston woodfair – 21st – 22nd September
The Bowl Gathering – 13th – 15th September 2019 –
https://www.willstclair.co.uk/bowl-gathering-2018
Bowl carving course at Greenwood Days – 1st October 2019 – SOLD OUT
Bowl carving course at Greenwood days – 31st September – SOLD OUT
http://www.greenwooddays.co.uk/product/bowl-carving-30th-september/
FERMENT – whistlewood common – 5th October 2019
NCFED coppice weekend in Heredfordshire – 12th and 13th October 2019
Spoon Carving for beginners at Regather, Sheffield – 19th Oct – NOW BOOKING
Spoon Carving – intermediate – The eating Spoon – 20th Oct – NOW BOOKING
Barkcraft – The Foraging bag – 26th Oct – NOW BOOKING
Decoration on woodcraft – 27th Oct – NOW BOOKING
2018
Sheffield Winter gardens, greenwoodwork demonstrations – 3 and 4th March 2018
Spoon carving course, Bretton hostel, Derbyshire – 10th March 2018 – sold out
Spoon carving course, Longshaw Estate – 21st April 2018 – sold out
Green Woodwork for kids, Sheffield, 4th April 2018 – sold out
Spoon carving demonstrations in Ecclesall woods!! Sheffield – 29th April 2018
Under the trees woodcraft end of project event, Ecclesall woods – 7th May 2018
Bodgers Ball prefest course and festival demos – 10th May – 14th May 2018 – https://www.bodgersball.org.uk/courses
Spoon Hoolie prefest course and workshops at festival – 17th – 20th May 2018 – https://www.greenaspirationsscotland.co.uk/spoonhoolie
Timber – The international forest Festival, 6th/7th/8th July 2018 – workshops – http://timberfestival.org.uk/
The Folk Forest workshops and heritage craft area, Sheffield – Endcliffe park – 21st/22nd July 2018
The Sheffield Show, Norfolk park – 27th August 2018.
The Bowl Gathering, Brookhouse Woods – 14th – 16th September 2018
Elvaston woodland festival – 22nd – 23rd September 2018
Bowl Carving at Longshaw estate 13th Oct 2018
Spoon Carving at Longshaw Estate – 14th Oct 2018
Past events in 2017
Tameside spoon carving course 21st Jan
Spoon carving weekend at Longshaw estate 8 & 9th April
Spring in the woods , Ecclesall woods , 30th April
Bodgers Ball, 11th – 14th May (prefest courses)
The Big Draw Festival, Sheffield – 15th July
Folk Forest, Tramlines festival 22nd – 23rd July
Sheffield Fayre, – 28th August
Art in the gardens, Sheffield – 2nd and 3rd September
Big Oak Festival, – Sherwood 16th and 17th Sept
Elvaston festival, – 23rd and 24th Sept
Feast in the Forest, – Sheffield 22nd October
Wood lane christmas fayre, – 26th November
Kelham Victorian market, – 2nd and 3rd December
Previous events in 2016
Make Good Livelihoods Mon 2nd May (Click on link for pdf.)
Bodgers Ball, Bristol 6/7/8 May
Abbeydale Hamlet May celebration 15th May
Spring in the woods,Ecclesall woods 22nd May
Thorpe Farm fair, Hathersage 5th June
Robin Hood event, Loxley 19 June
Tramlines/folk forest 23rd/24 July
I will be running a selection of taster courses over the weekend in both axe carving and knife skills please click the link for more details and for booking. http://thefolkforest.net/heritage-crafts/
Small woods event, Ecclesall woods 4th Sept
Elvaston Woodfair 24/25 September
Feast in the forest, Ecclesall woods 16th October
Wood Lane Christmas fair, 27th Sunday
Kelham Island Victorian Christmas Market. 3/4 December