Chili, Horses, & Wood Carvings.

11 March 2012 is the Rattlesnake Ridge Riders 26th Chili Feed and Ride at Horn Rapids Park.  

Display at 2011 Chili Feed.

In 2011 I donated an eagle carving to secure a vendor spot for selling my chainsaw carvings.  I was joined by Bob Gough, Juan Marin, and Niel Wesche who, in exchange for helping me set up and sell, displayed and sold tickets for the club's raffle bench.  In fact, the winning ticket was sold at the Chili Feed! 


I have again reserved a vendor spot which I am willing to share with any wood carver who helps me set up.  

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It's a one day event and the chili feed is cheap :) 

Tri-Cities Knap-In

Tri-Cities/Howard Amon Park Knap-in  Memorial Day Weekend
May 26th - 28th, 2012 
Official Details & Contact Info - CLICK HERE

Greg Greger and the CREHST Museum will be hosting a knap-in over the Memorial Day weekend, May 26th through May 28th, 2012 at the Richland Amon Park. Participants will be "knapping" obsidian, flint, chert and other stone into arrow/spear points and knife blades.

The CREHST Museum (Columbia River Environment, History, Science and Technology) of Richland, WA., has agreed to co-sponsor a gathering of Knappers  for a Knap-In.  It will be held at the Howard Amon Park on the East edge of Richland next to the Columbia River.   The specific Knap-in location will be the  at the North end of  Amon Park next to the boat launch with open spaces and trees for shade. This is one block east of the main North/South street of Richland, George Washington Way.

Relief Carving & Painting Class!

Learn to carve an eagle in a feather 
with Juan Marin!

Time:
Mar. 10th, 2012.  7 hour class 8am  to 4pm with a lunch break.

Location:
Whites Unfinished Furniture,  2 West Kennewick Avenue, Kennewick, WA.

Fee:
Cost is $55 for material and shop rental.  Bring own tools and chair.

Space is limited ! 10 or 12 people maximum for this relief carving and painting class.
The class will be on how to make an eagle in a feather and how to paint your project.

All sign ups can be made at Marin Chip Carving
            509 531-3123    

1st 12 will be guaranteed a spot and a waiting list will be made incase of any cancellations.

NEW CALENDAR!

As you can see, on the tabs above, an events calendar has been added to this blog.  To view the new calendar, simply click the 'Calendar' link above.  If the on-blog version seems a bit small, there is a link to a full-page version at the bottom of that page. I hope to make this a useful resource by adding wood carving events from all of Washington and our neighboring States.

Submit any missing events to me either by a comment here or through the FaceBook page.

Another new feature, which you may have noticed, is the "favicon" {favorite icon}.  I used an image of the traditional wood carvers mallet to create a favicon for the blog.  This icon should appear on the tab at the top of your browser and possibly in your Favorites or Bookmark list.

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

Overview
Our goal is to provide an informal forum for carvers, potential carvers and friends to gather and socialize, exchange carving techniques and ideas and to generally promote carving. Free, short (3-4 hours) classes will be offered as will a number of free, hands-on tutorial sites for “drop-ins” to sit down and actually carve or wood-burn, depending on the availability of presenters.

Click Here for Rendezvous flyer.

CORRECTION

I have received corrected information on the Spokane Wood Carvers 2012 rendezvous. Please see the prior post for corrected information.

2012 Artistry in Wood - Prospectus

18th Annual Artistry in Wood
with Juried Show and Sale
Sponsored by
Tri-Cities Wood Carvers Association

Click here to download the show prospectus

2012 Artistry in Wood Flyers!

We've got flyers to help promote the 2012 Artistry in Wood show. One file is for a full page flyer and the other is for multiple small flyers. Download the large flyer here or the small flyer here.

Sample images: