Carver Sought for Watermelon Festival

Posted to the Facebook page.

I'm just wondering if you might know of someone that might be interested in setup and doing wood carving at our annual Irrigon Watermelon Festival on July 29th 2017.

Dave Cooley

President

Irrigon Watermelon Festival 

dlcooley61@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/irrigonwatermelonfestival/

Independence Day

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Have a wonderful 

Independence Day Celebration!

TCWCA’s 19th Annual Rendezvous Schedule

TCWCA’s 19th Annual Rendezvous June 10, 11 & 12, 2016
View this year's schedule here!

THIS SCHEDULE HAS BEEN UPDATED.

http://woodhacker.com/pdf/tcwc/TCWCA%20Rendezvous%202016.pdf

The Rendezvous is coming!

Rendezvous 2016
When
Jun 10 – 11, 2016
Where
Benton Franklin Fairgrounds, 1500 S Oak St, Kennewick, WA 99337, United States (map)

Tri-Cities Wood Carver’s 19th Annual Rendezvous
Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, WA

Information here:
http://woodhacker.com/pdf/tcwc/2016%20Rendezvous%20Flyer%20half%20page.pdf

Got stick?

We have someone asking to buy a "4-5 foot tall walking staff with an eagle head on top".  Do you have one for sale?

Spokane Events

Spokane's Artistry in Wood and their Rendezvous have been added to the calendar 

Spokane Rendezvous #15
When
Jun 3 – 5, 2016
Where
Spokane KOA, 3025 N Barker Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99027, United States (map)
Description
Friday
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 - 4:00 p.m. classes
5:00 p.m. Potluck Dinner
Saturday
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 - 4:00 p.m. classes
5:00 p.m. BBQ dinner
Sunday
10:00 a.m. carving contest judging.

More information:
509-467-3342
SpokaneCarversInfo@hughes.net
http://SpokaneCarvers.net

Artistry in Wood 2016
When
Sep 24 – 25, 2016
Where
Salvation Army Campus, 222 E Indiana Ave, Spokane, WA, United States (map)
Description
Juried Show
Beginners through expert.
Featured Artists - Jerry & Judith Dilley

More information
Steve Pirtle (509) 954-5922
SpokaneCarversInfo@hughes.net
http://SpokaneCarvers.com

And So It Begins...

Saturday morning millions of adoring fans will flood into Tri-Tech Skills Center to gaze upon the miracles of wood carving!

Or a few hundred will wander in to browse and enjoy the art...

Either way, ARTISTRY IN WOOD 2016 starts in the morning :)
Chainsaw carving, power carving, traditional carving, pyrography, wood turning, tools, books, bark, wood, rough-outs, and raffle items will all be on display, demonstrated, and/or for sale.

22nd Annual Artistry in Wood
Juried Show and Sale Sponsored by the Tri-Cities Wood Carvers Association
Whittlings, carvings, sculptures, chainsaw art, books, tools, wood, bark and sticks will all be available at the show.

Tri-Tech Skills Center - 5929 West Metaline Ave, Kennewick, WA

Exhibit and Sale
Saturday March 19, 2016 - 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday March 20, 2016 - 9 AM to 4 PM

5 More Days

There are 5 more days before Artistry in Wood 2016.

22nd Annual Artistry in Wood
Juried Show and Sale Sponsored by the Tri-Cities Wood Carvers Association
Whittlings, carvings, sculptures, chainsaw art, books, tools, wood, bark and sticks will all be available at the show.

Tri-Tech Skills Center - 5929 West Metaline Ave, Kennewick, WA

Exhibit and Sale
Saturday March 19, 2016 - 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday March 20, 2016 - 9 AM to 4 PM

Cascade Carvers Supply

Tool sharpening, power carver repair for NSK, RAM, Foredom, Knives and gouges, bits and burrs, diamonds, rubies, carbides, storage devices for bits and burrs and for knives and tools.  Dust masks, dust collectors, Optivisors, and Colwood wood burners.

In stock we will ship it today.
Shop at cascadecarvers.com, or by phone: 509-585-7787 or
800-828-5576.
Serving customers and making friends since 1988

Blue Ribbon Wood Carving Supplies

Blue Ribbon Wood Carving Supplies specializes in providing the highest quality of carving woods. The large variety of woods that we are able to provide sets us apart from other carving wood suppliers. We offer premium grade, air-dried Northern Basswood form Minnesota. Beautiful Butternut wood comes from Northern Wisconsin. We have imported Jelutong from Malaysia. We provide several species of walking sticks, including the hard to get, "Diamond Willow", the king of walking sticks. Recently we have acquired Sugar Pine from Northern California. Also from this region we are now getting Madrone, Maple, and Buckeye Burls. Burls make good carving basses, turnings, flutes, and much more.

Please note, that we air dry all of our carving woods. This process is extremely slow compared to kiln drying lumber. However, air drying is the best way to obtain the most stable and soft carving wood available. This means that we must have a large supply of wood on hand at all times. We may have up to three to four years of drying in some of the thickest pieces that we obtain.

Blue Ribbon Wood Carving Supplies attends the majority of carving shows in Oregon, Washington, and Montana. With the development of this web site, we now go national, offering our premium carving woods to carvers in the United States and Canada. We continue to build our carving supply and tool inventory. We search for unusual and unique carving tools and supplies to bring to you, the customer.

In our wood section of this site, we have listed several of the more common sizes of wood that we sell at shows. We keep these sizes in stock and ready to ship to mail order customers. There are just too many possible sizes to list, so we offer you the ability to call or send a note and we will cut wood to any size you need. From time to time, we glue up stock for customers larger carving projects. We can help you if you need this service. Just get in touch and let us no what you need.

At Blue Ribbon the focus is our customers. We strive to supply our customers with the best possible products for your project, and as fast as we can possibly get it to you. Contact us and let us no how we can assist in your next carving project.

Thank you and may there be many "Blue Ribbons", in your future!


Jerry Harris                                                                                            
Blue Ribbon Wood Carving Supplies
Phone: 503 884-7905

Artistry in Wood is quickly arriving.

Paul Jones, Artistry in Wood, 2007

10 more days before Artistry in Wood 2016 opens in Kennewick!

22nd Annual Artistry in Wood
Juried Show and Sale Sponsored by the Tri-Cities Wood Carvers Association
Whittlings, carvings, sculptures, chainsaw art, books, tools, wood, bark and sticks will all be available at the show.

Tri-Tech Skills Center - 5929 West Metaline Ave, Kennewick, WA

Exhibit and Sale
Saturday March 19, 2016 - 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday March 20, 2016 - 9 AM to 4 PM

Craigslist Promo

I've added a "Craigslist Event" locally to promote the Artistry in Wood show.  Included a plenty of photos which you can see by visiting the link below :)

http://kpr.craigslist.org/eve/5458413415.html

Adding a photo or two...

Sarah Longan shared these photos taken last summer at the fair.  Click on the photo to see a larger version.  Sarah's full spread of photos can be seen on the FaceBook photo album. 

Photos needed for club blog!

I need photos of your work to use on the blog and FaceBook page for promoting Artistry in Wood and the Rendezvous.  Please include the carver information! Email your photos to Butch at twoclones@yahoo.com

If you are not on FaceBook yet, you are probably better off.  If you already have a FaceBook account/identity, you can Like/Follow us there by going to
https://www.facebook.com/TriCitiesWoodCarvers/

Help the blog by leaving a Comment.  Commenting on posts and photos will help in generating more interest and traffic to the blog.  More traffic will help form the blog into a more effective tool for the club. In no one has commented on a post, clicking on "no comments" on the bottom of an entry will open a comment form. It's so easy, a chainsaw carver could do it ;)

 

Artistry in Wood - Carving Registration Form

To take part (compete) in the 22nd Annual Artistry in Wood Juried Show and Sale, use this registration form.  Click the link below to open, then print for easy use :)

Wood Carver Rendezvous 2016

Tri-Cities Wood Carver’s 19 th Annual Rendezvous
Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, WA
June 10-11, 2016

Information here:
http://woodhacker.com/pdf/tcwc/2016%20Rendezvous%20Flyer%20half%20page.pdf

Artistry in Wood 2016

22nd Annual Artistry in Wood
Juried Show and Sale Sponsored by the Tri-Cities Wood Carvers Association

Tri-Tech Skills Center - 5929 West Metaline Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336

Exhibit and Sale
Saturday March 19, 2016 - 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday March 20, 2016 - 9 AM to 4 PM

Prospectus at:
http://woodhacker.com/pdf/tcwc/2016%20Prospectus.pdf