Alena Alvara

As a fine wood­worker, Alena Alvara designs and makes func­tional state­ment furni­ture. Currently study­ing at the Vermont Wood­work­ing School, she is addi­tion­ally honing her skills in her special inter­est; creat­ing histor­i­cally (and struc­turally) accu­rate wooden swords, blades, and armor. She is dedi­cated to trans­lat­ing tradi­tional blade-making tech­niques into the wooden medium while creat­ing aesthet­i­cally pleas­ing and well-balanced pieces.