Tri City Artists Open Studio Tour

Tri City Artists Open Studio Tour is a self guided driving tour with an opportunity to delve into 15 artist's studios located in the greater Tri City region. This year, 16 fine and varied artists are participating. Join us on Nov 10 & 11 (11am-4pm).

Map available here.

The Newsletter Has Arrived!

Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Tri-Cities Woodcarvers Association newsletter has arrived! This issue contains contact information for club officers, meeting minutes, carving event and 'happening' information, a little humor, plus Tips and Hints.

Read the Newsletter online by clicking here.

Let's not forget the Club Facebook page.  Log in and give us a "Like" at:
http://www.facebook.com/TriCitiesWoodCarvers

It's Pumpkin Season :-)

This past Saturday Ron Lunde, Bob Gough, and Butch Elrod spent a few hours carving pumpkins in front of La Villa Espresso in Pasco, WA.  We were supplied with 2 pumpkins each with the option to carve pumpkins purchased by La Villa customers.

We greatly over estimated our ability to speed carve and found the 2 starter pumpkins were more than enough for the time allotted! :) In the photo below, starting at the left, these were carved by Ron, Butch, and Bob.

'tis the Season....

As much as I hate to see it, retailers are offering Christmas decorations for sale already :(  Personally, I've barely started to carve holiday inventory.

How about you?  Have you been carving holiday themed items?  The rest of us would like to see your work!

Send your holiday themed carving photos to Butch@WoodHacker.com, along with information about yourself and the photos, so I can include them on this blog.

Pumpkin Carving Demo Saturday!

This Saturday, 13 October /  11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., three local wood carvers will be carving pumpkins in front of La Villa Espresso on Road 68 in Pasco, just north of Yokes.  Come buy a pumpkin and have it carved by the "professionals" ;-)

Kennewick Art Walk / Whale Watching

The Killer Whale wood sculpture has been on the local television news and is getting lots of attention on Facebook.  I hope this will attract more people to the Kennewick Art Walk this Thursday.

During the Art Walk, my work will be on display at You & I Framing & Art Gallery as well as in the new Smoke Stop Vapor shop.

If you'd like to see the news video about my Orca being in the Art Walk, you can see it here.

The Orca have landed!

It's not my typical chainsaw carved style but it's a dandy wood sculpture!  Today I delivered this Orca cow and calf, mounted on a carved base, to the You & I Framing and Gallery at 214 W 1st Ave., Kennewick, WA.

If you like spalted wood, quarter sawn grain, tight joinery or a glassy smooth finish, you might enjoy seeing this sculpture in person.  The large orca is 60" long and the calf half that length.

Orca sculture by Butch Elrod / WoodHacker.com 

The Wood Hacker website has been redesigned and is up to date with many new photographs in the gallery.  Have a look!

It's time for our RENDEZVOUS!

Rendezvous!

When - Jun 8 – 10, 2012
Where - Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, WA (map)

Description - Tri-Cities Wood Carver’s 15th Annual Rendezvous
Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, WA
June 8, 9, & 10, 2012

Flyer at:
http://woodhacker.com/images/tcwc/2012%20Rendezvous%20Flyer%20full%20page.pdf