Human Figure Carving Class Report

Obviously this human figure class was for beginners. None the less, a good time was had by all.

Allied Arts show is a Dilley!

Jerry and Judith Dilley, TCWCA members, have several pieces of their artwork on display at the Allied Arts Gallery in Richland until the end of the month.  Please stop in and see their beautiful Northwest style art.

Wood is for more than carving,,,

Have you considered trying your hand at "wood pile art"?
Weird Wood has collected photos of a couple dozen examples of wood pile art (click here) ranging from simple shapes to impressive art.  Some might be called megalithic.

With some planning and the right venue, this could become a club project to create a public art spectacle.  :)

UPDATED SCHEDULE

The Rendezvous schedule has been updated!
Schedule in the blog as well as the linked PDF file have been changed to reflect the new schedule.  CLICK HERE to download the new schedule.

RENDEZVOUS 2015

The Rendezvous 2015 Schedule is available as a PDF file here as well as below.
Subject to changes as necessary for instructor time preferences!
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Welcome to the TCWCA’s 18th Annual Rendezvous
June 12, 13 & 14, 2015

THURSDAY June 11, 2015
Setup, registration, camp site selection, miscellaneous carving projects, introductions and renewing old acquaintances. Dave Disselbrett will have some small projects to carve Thursday afternoon..

FRIDAY June 12, 2015
A hospitality table will be available throughout the day. We depend on donations of food and drinks to keep the table open.

8:30 am – 9:00 am Class sign up.
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Classes
1. Joan Thiel
2. Vi Hiltwein
3. Everett Koontz
4. Eric Owens
5. Jerry Dilley – NW Indian designs
6. Dave Disselbrett ‐ Various items
7. Ted Rumsey – Canes and cypress knees

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch – hot dogs and chips will be available – donations accepted.
Wood turning demonstrations will be going on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Jim Swift of Mid‐Columbia Wood Turners will be turning objects that carving can be incorporated in the final piece.

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Classes
1. Moreno ‐ Bears
2. Hiltwein
3. Lunde ‐ Faces
4. Hergistad – Bark house
5. Whitson – Knife sharpening
6. Disselbrett – Various items
7. Rumsey – Canes and cypress knees

5:00 pm Potluck
Please bring a dish for the potluck. Bingo after the potluck. There will be regular bingo, continue on with four corners, X the card and ending with blackout. There will be a prize for each, ending with a gift certificate for the card blackout.

SATURDAY June 13, 2015
A silent auction will be conducted all day and will close at the same time as the raffle closes, right after the meal. There will be a pair of carvings by Will and Kay Hayden, an excellent sunfish carving (by Andy Anderson) and a dragon carving out of mahogany (by Earl Smith). Winners will be announced during the raffle.

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Class drawing and sign up.
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Classes
1. Thiele
2. Hiltwein
3. Hamilton ‐ Flutes
4. Lundee – Faces
5. Pentecost – Small signs from bark
6. Disselbrett – Various items
7. Rumsey – Canes and cypress knees

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch – hot dogs and chips will be available – donations accepted.
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Classes
1. Walters – NW hummingbird
2. Owens
3. Brown – Small figures
4. Moreno – Bear
5. Pauly
6. Hiltwein
7. Disselbrett – Various items
8. Rumsey – Canes and cypress knees

5:00 pm Barbeque hosted by TCWCA
The raffle will be held following the meal. A final drawing from all of the raffle tickets will be held with the winning ticket receiving a $50 gift certificate from Cascade Carvers. Must be present to win.

Sunday June 14, 2015
8:00 am – Donuts and coffee
8:30‐10:00 am – Carving contest (on the spot‐details at 8:30) judging and awards ($20 gift certificate).
10:30 – Building clean‐up.

HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY HOME – SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Wally Walters is conducting a class on carving a NW style raven.  This is one of a series of classes conducted Friday mornings at the Kennewick Senior Center.  Contact Bob Gough or Jerry Dilley for more information or drop by the Senior Center Friday morning.

Class Pictures 2015

April 9 & 10, 2015 at the Senior Center in Pasco, WA

Paul Jones, a founding member of this club, taught a 6 hour class on carving the American Indian face.  Ten students, including 3 chainsaw carving ruffians, attended and carved cottonwood bark under Paul's instruction.  Paul was great!  We were slow :(  So slow that Paul has agreed to meet with us again next Thursday to help complete our carvings. 

Photos from the Friday session as well as some of the "go-by" pieces Paul brought for us to use. 

Paul Jones (wearing hat)

Paul Jones helping Pat Bennet

Paul Jones helping Pat Bennet

Huey Van Horn

Tom Boerding of Pomeroy and Chip Lowell of Walla Walla.
Tom is demonstrating chainsaw carver "gang-signs".

Tom Boerding of Pomeroy and Chip Lowell of Walla Walla.

Selina Hamilton and Dean Hergistad.

John Moreno, Bob Gough (wearing cap), and Gordon Witson

Chip Lowell and his Mountain Man.

Chip Lowell showing the progress on his Mountain Man.

Butch Elrod preparing to rough out his carving.

Tom Boerding showing off his finished carving.

These are Paul's "go-by" pieces.  

Each of us were tasked with copying one of these for our project. 

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Paul Jones Class FULL

Indian Face Carving Class!

Arrangements have been made and the class is full.  Even the "Three Sawyers" (chainsaw carvers from this years show) are coming to learn about traditional tools from Master Paul!

Many of you have the VHS tape of Pauls 1996 "Adventures in Carving" video.  In the video, Paul makes a beautiful Native carving from cottonwood bark while carefully describing every step of the process.  Since that time, Paul has tweaked and improved his technique to create even more amazing bark carvings.

This class is at the Pasco Senior Center.  A future class is planned for Kennewick.

Show Day II

We had good attendance at the Artistry in Wood show yesterday! Day 2 begins at 9:00 a.m. today smile.
Come visit the show at the corner of Kellogg and Metaline in Kennewick today! 9:00 - 3:00.

Melvin Wheatley in the news.

Here is a nice Tri-City Herald article about Melvin Wheatley. CLICK HERE.

Artistry In Wood is coming!

Tri-Cities Wood Carvers Association presents their biggest event of the year with Artistry in Wood 2015.  Held at Tri-Tech Skills Center, 5929 W Metaline Ave, Kennewick, WA.  Artistry in Wood is a family-friendly, juried wood carving show and sale.  Carvers from across our PNW will be competing, vendors will be offering books, tools, and wood for carving.  Chainsaw carving demonstrations will be ongoing all weekend.  All the competition pieces will be on display for attendees to see :)

SHOW HOURS / COST.
Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Sunday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Admission $3.00.
Children, 12 and under, and exhibitors free.

In The News

Tri-Cities Woodcarvers on KEPR News!

Click Here.

Pre Registration for Artistry In Wood 2015

PRE-REGISTRATION. 

We encourage everyone to pre-register to reduce the amount of time required to process your entries when you bring them in. To pre-register, just fill in the carving registration form, enclose your check and mail the registration form to:

Gail Wintczak

2852 Crosswater Loop

Richland, WA 99354 

Phone: (509) 582-8446

Click Here for Registration Form.

Calendar Update

Our calendar has been update with shows in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State.

Click Here or on the calendar link above to browse the calendar.

Prospectus 2015

The prospectus for our 2015 Artistry in Wood show is available by clicking here.