Meet the spoon jam gang!

Jögge Sundqvist, Swedish mastercraftsman and spoon supremo will be joining us as a Spoon Jam teacher this year! He's an amazing talent, and his joy of carving wood straight from the tree to make beautiful and functional pieces of art is really infectious. It's a great chance to learn from one of the world's best!

Pete Trott has been making wooden spoons since he was nine. The experienced spoon carver from Victoria's Macedon Ranges teaches spoon carving at the Rundell & Rundell workshops in Kyneton and has played a big part in promoting traditional crafts through his involvement in the annual Lost Trades Fair. He's a great teacher and makes some awesome spoons which he sells and on occasions provides to TV shows as set dressings...if you watch Offspring then watch out for his spoons in Nina's kitchen! You can read more about Pete here and here, or you can follow his creations on Instagram at @von_trott.

Jeff Donne is a spoon carver from the far south coast of NSW. Living close to forests and coastal wilderness, Jeff draws inspiration for the spoons he makes from his surroundings. He's been carving for 20 years and recently returned from the UK where he carved and honed his skills with the world's best spoon makers, including Jarrod Stone Dahl, Peter Follansbee, Barn Carder and Magnus Sundelin. Jeff teaches regular workshops in Pambula and takes his Spoon School all over NSW to spread some happy spoonerdery. Learn more here and here, or on Instagram at @thespoonsmith.

Jules Donne is well on her way to being a full blown spoonerd. She'll be at Spoon Jam to make sure everyone is having an awesome time by offering advice on lots of carving tools and knife grips as well as providing a yummy morning tea for hungry carvers. Jules recently returned from Spoonfest in the UK where she was lucky to score a place on a two and a half day workshop with Peter Follansbee. Jules is also the brains behind our mega awesome Spoon Goo, which she'll be selling in the spoon shop at the festival. She'll also be taking care of the behind the scenes work, so those of you who bag a ticket will be hearing from her soon!