On Saturday 25th January we headed into the woods for our first workshop of the decade. After postponing our autumn woodcarving workshop twice due to stormy weather, we were really looking forward to finally getting this one underway.
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Welcome to the Logbook, a place for us to share our adventures, outdoor knowledge and campfire recipes, along with insights into the way we make our products and the work we do around our woodland studio. For regular updates be sure to find us on Substack.
On the last weekend in August, we loaded up the Delica with our tools and camping gear and set off to Campfire Stories, an outdoors micro festival held in The Netherlands. The festival was founded by long time friend of Misc Adventures, Selfa Verlaat, in 2017 and is a weekend of activities, inspirational talks and learning all set in the beautiful surroundings of the Roggebotstaete estate.
Read MoreLast year we made the difficult decision to stop running our regular workshop calendar and focus on hosting private groups and bespoke events instead. But when the first signs of spring started to emerge this February, we couldn’t resist the urge to arrange a Woodland Wooodcarving Workshop coinciding with bluebell season…
Read More‘Nature, Creativity, Adventure’. The combining of creativity with our outdoor skills and love and knowledge of nature is what we believe makes Miscellaneous Adventures unique as a brand and design studio. So when Rachel from The Dulwich Picture Gallery approached us last year to ask if we would teach a creative workshop for their ‘Love your Landscape’ family festival, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to do just that.
Read MoreThis week we headed to Epsom, Surrey to spend the morning learning how to letter press print our very own Christmas Cards with Inky and the Beast. Read on to find out more!
Read MoreThe last weekend in August saw us packing up our van in preparation for its first ever European adventure, a drive from the UK to the Netherlands and the second ever Campfire Stories Micro Festival. A festival of inspiring stories, enriching workshops and good times around the campfire…
Read MoreSometimes multiple events or situations culminate at just the right time to generate a greater impact than each individual moment could of by itself. One of those moments, which lead to the start of Miscellaneous Adventures is the tale of Dick Proenneke.
Read MoreOn a dull, overcast autumn morning, we found ourselves travelling north, our van loaded with axes, wood and camping gear headed for the Millican HQ in the Lake District National Park to teach a two day workshop at the foot of Skiddaw as part of their inaugural Travel Collective event.
Read MoreIn mid October, after a weekend spent teaching indoors, we found ourselves back in the woods setting up for our third annual Axcellent Adventure; two full days of wild camping, camp fire cooking and a thorough introduction to the art of axing thus encapsulating everything we enjoy doing in the woods.
Read MoreThis weekend we were honoured to take part 'Something Good' design festival in Bristol. Set over two days and organised by Thread Bristol, the festival aimed to provide creative inspiration through a series of lectures on the Friday and workshops on Saturday
Read MoreThe first weekend in September saw us packing up our woodcarving tools, tent and camping essentials and boarding a flight to Amsterdam to attend the first ever Campfire Stories, a micro festival in The Netherlands where we were to teach 2 woodcarving workshops and tell our story around the campfire.
Read MoreThis weekend saw the first of our Drawn to Nature workshops take place on a sunny Saturday in the woods. Drawn to Nature is a completely different kind of day to our usual woodcarving workshops and we were excited to get underway.
Read MoreMarketing and communications strategy agency All Conditions Media came to us recently seeking a bespoke workshop for a team day out. ACM provide content and PR services for outdoor adventure and action sports brands and have worked for some of our favourites including Finisterre and Danner so we jumped at the chance to cook up a special day in the woods.
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