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The carving show was moved to Klehm Arboretum with a great show. The club voted to have a web site. Gordy Moscinski is the web master. www.blackhawkcarving.com We had a club project carving turtle doorstops to sell at carving show for $15.00. The Center for Learning in Retirement at Rock Valley College contacted our club wanting carvers to teach classes. That was good for the club as we increased our membership. Ray Olson carved a Mariner in his back yard out of maple. December meeting is Christmas party. Refreshment and tool swap and etc. Club Officers President Elaine Terrell Committees Librarian Marshall Field December Party The December meeting is the annual Christmas party with food and beverages to share. For the party time, for those who are so inclined, bring a dish to share with cookies, cakes, or candy. The carving club will provide beverages and pizzas. At this same meeting is the swap night of your "odds and sods" having no use to you, but could be a high interest to someone else. Anything goes'—wood, hand tools, power tools, broken tools, unfinished carvings, ruff-outs, paint, brushes, magazines & books, bag of wood chips, etc. Families and friends are encouraged to attend. November SpeakerCarving program was presented by Don Stansfield for all members to carve a Christmas Scandinavian ornament. They were precut from 1/4" aspen for a shallow relief, and/or carved from both sides. There were four different patterns. Obviously Don spent significant preparation time to lay out the patterns, cut the wood on a band saw and prepare a talk about the ornament's history. Thanks, Don! October Speaker AUTUMN FEST This annual event is held at Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden. We will be participating as last year in demonstrating and selling carvings. The Fest is Saturday and Sunday, October 8 & 9. Both days are from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. For those who have signed up, the doors will be open at 9:00 am for table setup etc. September AMBOY FIELD TRIP A group of 14 people car-pooled to Amboy, IL to see several unique tree carvings in the local park. The carved tree trunks were the remains of a sever storm that went through Amboy several years ago. There were nearly two dozen carved statues of Native Americans and North America animals. Most statues were over 8-feet tall. A local farmer proposed the project and the town board established a promotional event with merchants covering the carvers' cost. After the viewing the statues the group settled into a lunch on the returned trip home. And finally, thanks to Ray Olson who organized this fine event. August Show July Speaker From what was observed at the last meeting, the turtles are done! In case that you have not turned in your turtle to Tony DeVita, bring it to the show to be placed on a special table for show & sell. Sooooooo, good job everyone. Next year we will have another project and provide more wood blocks. SUMMER ANNUAL PICNIC It is that time again. Plans are set for Tuesday, September 13 at the Sinissippi Park shelter house. Bring a dish to pass, bring your meat choice to cook on the provided grills, and let's eat around 5:so pm. June Speaker Tuesday night was another night of carving a turtle. So far there are fantastic turtle images emerging from this project. We need to finish them ASAP during the next meeting and/or at home. Bring your finished turtle to the show; we have a special table for show & sell. May Speaker Tuesday night was another night of carving a turtle. Everyone is into the image of a turtle, and all of us except for a few outstanding thinkers have created something beyond a turtle. Without giving away too much in advance of the show, would you believe a women's hat (check the web site) instead of a shell, and how about a Santa turtle? Who said there is limited creativity with carvers? We keep this up, perhaps, we need another carving project when this is done. It continues to be good betting money that no two will look alike---great! So for the next meeting, continue to bring your turtle and carving tools and be with the fun. April Project
March Project We have developed a project to sell carved turtles at the August show. They will have a long tail to be used as a doorstop. All the carvings will be similar except for the finished painting. It is recommended that each turtle be painted in vivid color ala the "Chicago street cows of several years ago." Get your creative juices going on this one. Now here are some simple rules: Carve your turtle only at the business meetings on the 3rd Tuesday night of each month, And bring your carving tools. This is neither a home project nor a Wednesday morning project. Use the available models and patterns to develop the turtles. Try to keep them the same. The variations are when painting them; creativity is with the finished painted patterns. Have fun February SpeakerScott Long is one of the bright artists in the Rockford area. He has shown his works many times at the Rockford Museum, has been in numerous outdoor art shows, and makes his living from his artwork. Primarily he is a sculptor in clay, plaster, concrete, and bronze. His work is in abstract area, yet has accomplished several life size realistic bust commissions. January Speaker Lew Riley has been teaching portrait drawing at the Rockford Art Museum for the past five years. All his life he has dabbled in sketching and drawing of things and people. Prior to retirement he was an air traffic controller for 36 years, having spent 18 years at the Rockford airport. Lew has been with us before about two years ago presenting simple ways to see things and sketch them. Lew also brings a bushel of humor with his work.
Pictures of the Show in 2005 Press on picture to make it larger
These are pictures of the show in Chip Chats Magazine March-April 2005
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Tuesday night
we began the monthly (for 4-months) carving session about a turtle doorstop.
From the sounds of the 19 carvers it was a hit. Talking, talking, joking and
what ever. It was good to see members having so much enjoyment. This truly
reinforces what we are all about. Obviously from observations, we will have
unique carved turtles. Good betting money is that no two will look
alike---great! Sooo for the next meeting, bring your turtle and carving tools
and continue the work.
