About the Wood Butchers Collective

At the burning of Pauper’s Ballroom, Burning Man 2019

 
 

It all started when…

Scribble and Pedro decided they enjoyed making whimsical stuff with wood and bringing it to Burning Man. Since that magical moment in 2019, members of the collective have brought numerous art pieces to the playa and the number of artists and builders has grown into a large community operating out of Northern California.

This year, we are working on Kalos - A Kaleidoscopic Portal”.

Past projects of the Wood Butchers include:

“Portal of Perception - The Doorway to Everything” - 2023

“Unbound - A Library in Transition” - 2022

“Pauper’s Ballroom - The Stairway to Nothing” - 2019

 

Lead Members of the Wood Butchers

Peter “Pedro” Loughran - Co-Founder

Lead Artist on Pauper’s Ballroom & Portal of Perception; Lead Builder on Unbound; Builder - Kalos

 

Dave “Scribble” Nelson-Gal - Co-Founder

Architect - Unbound; Builder - Pauper’s Ballroom, Kalos; Contributor - Portal of Perception

 

Jules Nelson-Gal - Founding Member

Lead Artist - Unbound; Contributor - Pauper’s Ballroom, Kalos

 

Sharyl McGrew - Member

Lead Artist - Kalos