November 2013 NEWSLETTER

It's almost time for the club Christmas Party!  Details are in the Newsletter (click here) as well as some holiday humor, painting and finishing tips, plus a short list of upcoming wood carving shows.

Find the newsletter here.

Wooden Wearables

That's Right! 

It's possible to carve you're own fancy bowties, cufflinks, hairclips, rings and brooches. Or you could save time and just buy them from Wooden Wearables.

Some may be surprised to learn the head wood carver at Wooden Wearables is an former Illustrator turned Chainsaw Carver. Actually, he is quite famous for his realistic human figures carved with a chainsaw.

Internationally renowned tree carver Simon O'Rourke may well have carved the world's first life size bobble head from a tree while participating in the Ridgway, PA Chainsaw Rendezvous.  Simon continues to carve human figures, as well as animals, from trees.

Wild West Woodworker Humor

Carving Eagles

Local chainsaw artist, Butch Elrod, has added an article about eagle carving to his blog.  This is NOT a how to article but he does offer a tip or two.

Read the article and sign up to follow his blog at:

  My Wood Carving Adventure 

Sacajawea Heritage Days

Sacajawea Heritage Days will be absolutely free on Saturday, September 28, 2013. The $10 access fee, or requirement to have a Discover Pass ($30 annual fee) is being waived by all of Washington State Parks on that day. 

Read more about Heritage Days in Our September Newsletter. 

September 2013 Newsletter

The Tri-Cities Woodcarvers Association newsletter for September 2013 is now available online.  New Business, Old Business, Heritage Days News, Tips from Harvey Refsal, and more.

September, 2013 Newsletter Here.

Oregon Carvers Rendezvous

Please note there is a typo in the newsletter information for the Oregon Carvers Rendezvous.  Corrected link is here. http://capitolwoodcarvers.org/2013orrendezvous.php

July 2013 NEWSLETTER

The Tri-Cities Woodcarvers Association newsletter for July 2013 is now available online.  New Business, Old Business, Christmas Ornament Exchange, and Who bought the toolbox with an unsigned IOW at Rhondas Voo???  How about some Upcoming Events :)

July Newsletter Here.

Prosser Art Walk & Wine Gala

Tri-Cities Woodcarvers was represented at the Art Walk & Wine Gala in Prosser, WA on 20 July 2013.  A truck load of carvings were displayed in the shade of a small canopy.  AND IT WAS HOT!

It was so hot that wine vendors were resting their feet on ice they'd set on the asphalt.  The water evaporated as quickly as the ice melted and the only puddles remaining were of melted tar on the street. "You should have been there." as they say...  I would have enjoyed to stand in your shadow ;-)

Attendance was good but, as one would imagine, patrons at a 'wine gala' are there to taste wine and 'look at' art.  Not to buy.

Newsletter for June, 2013

What's in our Newsletter? 

• Minutes of the Last Meeting
• Raffle News
• Rendezvous Report
• Dues are Due
• Rendezvous Pictures
• Meeting Location News
• Upcoming Events

Click Here to get the full newsletter :)

Rendezvous Schedule, 2013

TCWCA's 16th Annual Wood Carving Rendezvous is almost here!  Dates are 6, 7, 8 of June, 2013.  Find the schedule of events [classes, demonstrations, etc] HERE.

New for this year, Butch Elrod of WoodHacker.com, will be demonstrating the Alaskan Sawmill to show us one method of getting boards out of a tree.  If time allows, Butch will quick carve a salmon from the slab he mills for us! 

Schedule is here too! 

Newsletter for April, 2013

The April, 2013 Newsletter is now available "here". Meeting minutes, upcoming events, tips from the experts, and photos are all waiting for you.  Click Here :)

16th Annual Rendezvous

Tri-Cities Woodcarving Club 16th Annual Rendezvous is quickly approaching.  Dates to plan for are June 8 & 9.  We're in the process of finalizing the schedule now... :-)

A live demonstration of the Alaskan Sawmill is planned!

Spokane Carvers Rendezvous 2013

Spokane Carvers Rendezvous 2013
May 31, June 1 and 2, 2013

Spokane Wood Carvers will host our 12th annual Rendezvous at the KOA Campgrounds, 3025 N. Barker Road, Spokane Valley. The rendezvous is 2 ½ days of fun, food, carving and friendship. A great list of instructors will offer classes at very minimal cost. Past classes have included chip carving, cottonwood bark carving, reliefs, animals and humans in the round, walking sticks, woodburning (bring your woodburner) and more.

This event is open to all carvers from beginners to experts and to those interested in becoming carvers. A potluck will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and a barbeque at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As always, the raffle will provide you with an opportunity to take home lots of valuable items. Tools and sharpening will also be available.

For more information, call Roger at 509-467-3342 or email SpokaneCarversInfo@hughes.net

Spokane Artistry in Wood, 28-29 Septemer, 2013

Spokane Carvers Association 
announced the twenty-fourth annual presentation of Artistry in Wood, a juried show of wood carvings with exhibits of wood turnings. The show is open to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, September 28 and from noon to 4:00 pm on Sunday, September 29. It is being held in the gymnasium on the Salvation Army Campus at 222 E Indiana. Signs will direct visitors to parking and the entry door.

Admission is $5.00 per person; children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. Ads in the Inlander and flyers for the show will provide discounts.

Advance tickets are available from club members at $4.00 each.

The show is open to all carvers and usually has carvings from throughout the Northwest and Canada. 200 carvings were entered last year by novice, intermediate, advanced and expert carvers. Carvers may register their carvings on Friday September 27 between 3:30 and 6:30 pm for $5.00 each; carvers 16 and younger may enter the junior skill level for no charge. The registration fee for carvings, wood turnings and other wood working projects entered for exhibit only is $1.00.

A show prospectus is available by calling Tim at 244-3467 or emailing SpokaneCarversInfo@hughes.net

Entries in the juried show are judged separately by skill level in 148 categories, 22 divisions and 6 sections: Waterfowl and Birds, Mammals and Fish, Human and Caricature, Special Types, Relief, and Native American Style.

Awards include first, second, third and honorable mention in each category. The judges’ choices will be awarded Best of Division, Best of Skill Level and Best of Show. The public will select People’s Choice and Happiest Holiday; carvers will select Carvers’ Choice; and various groups will award ribbons for Artistic Merit, Caricature Carvers of America, Pacific Northwest Caricature Carvers, and more.

Special events include a raffle (over 100 items last year), featured local Master carver John Flatt and carving demonstrations and advice.

Vendors will be present with carvings, tools, wood and supplies for sale.

Go to SpokaneCarvers.com for information on the club and the show including photos from past years. Spokane Carvers Association is a registered Not-for-Profit organization in the State of Washington.

Whoops!

I made a very bad mistake in the March Newsletter.
I incorrectly reported a Thank You note was received in memory of Mel Wheatley.  NOT SO!  Mr. Wheatley is alive and well.

It was supposed to say in the memory of Will Hayden.  My sincere apologies for the mix-up. I also apologize to Mr. Wheatley!

Connie

Newsletter for March 2013

Our March, 2013 Newsletter is now online here! :)

This issue covers the recent Artistry in Wood show.  Raffle donors are named, photos from the show are included, and a Chairman position has opened up!

Yes, that's right.  The prestigious and coveted "Raffle Chairman" position is open and some lucky member, if they hurry, will get to wear this crown. Read the newsletter for details and to find upcoming events.

Click here for the Newsletter and lets not forget the online Calendar of events here.

It was a long weekend at the wood carving show in Kennewick, but we all survived!  The next local event is the 16th Annual Rendezvous at Benton Co. Fairgrounds, Kennewick, WA, June 7, 8 & 9.

Breakfast and lunch will be available at the wood carving show on Sat 16th & Sun 17th of March. 

Breakfast - 7:30-9:30 
Lunch - 11:30-1:30

Wood Carving Show Poster is Here!

It would be wonderful if everyone within reach of the Tri-Cities (and a little beyond) would print this poster then hang it on your local bulletin-board.  Grocery stores, feed stores and other local businesses are all possible locations to display this poster and promote our Artistry in Wood show.  Click the image, print a couple and head out with a couple of push pins and roll of clear tape.

January 2013 Newsletter

The January 2012 Newsletter is now available online.  Please click here.

Submit your photos (with relevant information) for inclusion on this Blog and on the club Facebook Page to Butch@WoodHacker.com  Until you do, I'll continue to use photos of MY carvings.  :)

Our Facebook page is at http://www.facebook.com/TriCitiesWoodCarvers

See what the BlogMaster is up to by visiting my website at http://www.WoodHacker.com

March 16-17 
Tri-Cities Woodcarvers 19th Annual “Artistry In Wood”
Juried Show and Sale in Kennewick, WA.

Entry registration - March 15th (4:00-8:00 pm)

Location:
Tri-Tech Skills Center
Kellogg at Metaline, Kennewick, WA,

Entry registration fee - $3.00 per item.
Admission:$3.00-Adult, Children 12 and under Free
Exhibitors Free
Contact: Jerry Dilley
509.619.0811
Email: sunravens@live.com

Sally & David Nye, of FanCarversWorld.com, have uploaded a video demonstration of fan-carving (riving) to YouTube! 

Fan-carving is the art of riving long-fibered wet wood and then turning and interlocking the blades to create a 3-dimensional design. Fan-Carving is an Old World folk art that needs to be preserved...

Calendar Updated!

The calendar has been updated with information on wood carving shows around the Northwest.  Click the "Calendar" link above to browse by month. :)

What am I missing?  Send calendar suggestions to Butch@WoodHacker.com