Class - I spent 2+ years in Melbs and have many great memories from the stay. Perhaps my fondest memory is of being chin deep in the drink searching, WITH OUR FEET mind you, for old bridge planks that had been tossed in the river. Alastair and I and the kids in our swimmers, the two adults cackling like complete mad men in between 1 to 2 minute dives underwater. Cackling, Silence, Cackling, Silence….and repeat. Well the bridge planks worked loose and we spent a goodly amount of time working off the dirt and processing them back to their inner beauty. Every time the weathered/grey bit was peeled back, there was Revelation! Alastair is a great teacher and his most exceptional quality is bringing out the creativity and passion of a woodworking artist. The true purpose of the class for me was, not to specifically produce a bowl or a bookcase, it was to tap into that inner creative being. To produce, to create, to bring forth something out of nothing. Whatever that something might be.

Mike, 2010