The tradition of woodcarving has been passed on from generation to generation in the Moroder family for over 400 years. At the beginning of the 1950s, Professor Rudolf Geisler-Moroder began to teach woodcarving to a group of young students in Elbigenalp, Austria. This was the seed of t he school that today is called the Geisler-Moroder Austrian Woodcarving School.

The professor's son, Martin Geisler-Moroder, established the present school in 1984. It is not only the largest school of its kind, where creative people from five continents come to learn the art of woodcarving, but also the only school that follows a "dual-system education" in the field of carving. Practical and theoretical lessons are taught to parallel during the weekly courses. All courses are bilingual, presented in both German and English, and are available at all levels. The participants can find suitable courses in any area of woodcarving, including figure and ornamental carving. This list of classes includes portraits, nude figures, animals, relief, decorations, rough outs, nativity figures, and many more. Specialized courses, such as modeling, chainsaw carving, stone and bronze sculpturing, woodturning, painting, and gilding—to mention only a few—are also among the possible choices.

Many of those who carve as a hobby spend their holidays in Elbigenalp, participating in short courses and benefitting from both the high-quality courses and the beauty of the surrounding Alps. For those who wish to pursue woodcarving as a career, the school offers a longer-term structured curriculum to prepare for the Professional Wood-Sculptor Diploma. Classes are held all year round.

Martin Geisler-Moroder and his family welcome all course participants to enjoy their comfortable guesthouse and their excellent resturant. For more information, please contact the Geisler-Moroder Team at geisler-moroder@aon.at or www.woodcarvingschool.com.