Blackhawk Carving Club(p) The Blackhawk Woodcarver
Friends,
“Forty to fifty every
Wednesday morning at your carving club? No way!” That's what members of
Blackhawk Carving hear when they tell about our club when visiting carving
clubs and attending seminars around the country. Of course, this might
simply be because people in the Rockford, Illinois area like to get together
and carve and burn on wood.
There's more to it
than that, of course. Newer members say they were greeted and welcomed in
the parking lot and again at the door. That's exactly what happened to me.
And there's more to it. People are friendly and willing to help with
whatever someone is doing. Just look around, ask a question and you'll get
help.
The thing about the
Blackhawk Club that makes us the envy of other clubs is what goes on in the
parking lot, at the door and inside. Everyone is welcomed and accepted for
who we are. That's why we show up on Wednesday mornings. Plus, we get to
carve and burn on wood. And, I've noticed some visiting going on.
Gary Curl
Open Carving every Wednesday (8:30-11am). Ken
Rock Community Center (Sacred Heart Academy, Multi-purpose room) 3218
Eleventh St, Rockford, IL 61109 Business Meeting; third Wednesday of the
month. Friends and spouses of carvers are especially welcome to come to meet
and visit. Carvers bring in finished carvings for “Show & Tell.”
President - Gary Curl
895-5106
Vice President - Frank Lay 677-1190
Treasurer - John Skaggs 547-6951
Secretary - Martha Fitch 399-2453
Committees
(815 area
code)
Librarian -
Dawn Rozanas 229-8996
Show Co-Chairmen - Bunny Nord-heim, 633-1876 &
Martha Fitch, 399-2453
Webmaster-Gordy Moscinski, 874-7978
Membership -
Chuck Drewes, 316-0398
Newsletter Publisher - Gary Johnson 399-1697
Newsletter Editor– Gordy Moscinski, 874-7978
Photographer - Larry Clark,
262-9982
Historian - Elaine Terrell 765-2886
Programs—Bob Matthews 544-2359
& Denny Neubauer 515-508-9524
Petty Cash—Dona Wisner
Directory Editor - Tod
Wisner
Christmas Party - Rosalie Wesley
Picnic - Tony
Soap Carving -
Gary Lundquist
February 25 - open carving
Roger Benedict
will continue the class on how to carve your personal face profile (cameo).
March 4 - open carving
Roger Benedict
will continue the class on personal face profile.
March 11 - open carving
Roger Benedict’s
personal face profile will be continued.
March 18 - business meeting
Bob Cole is going to give us
some pointers on carving old books. There have been some unbelievable things
carved out of the pages
of old books, telephone books,
etc. Bob has carved some amazing
faces out of old books.
The process of doing
this is quite
fascinating. One you will
not want to miss.
March 25
- open carving
April 1
- open carving
April 8 - open carving
April 15 - business
meeting
Rick Ferrell and Bill Minton, chainsaw carving
April 22 - open carving
April 29
- open carving
May 6
- open carving
May 13 - A
presentation by 'The Northern Raptor Center
see Programs below
May 20 - business meeting
May 27 - open carving
June 3
- open carving
June 10 - open carving
June 17 - business meeting
June 23 - Club Picnic at Bauman Park In Cherry Valley
June 24 - open carving
Minutes for February
18, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 9:03 am by Vice President
Frank Lay.
Club Secretary Martha Fitch read the minutes of the meeting held 1/21/2015.
There were no additions or corrections.
Club Treasurer John Skaggs gave his report.
He asked all active
members to please have dues paid for the current year.
Dona Wisner gave her report on Petty Cash aka
Slush Fund.
Chuck Drewes reported on membership:
1) A new member gave a check to
Todd Wisner in December, but Chuck needs more information to complete the
membership. He will call the
phone number on the check to complete the new membership.
The person is Edward Dreger.
2) There are 4 more new members:
Richard Dunphey, Jesse Daughtry, Art Valley, and Bob Beard.
Just today a new membership for George Tolliver was received.
Welcome to all new members.
3) There are still about a dozen members who have not paid dues for 2015.
If you are unsure if you need to pay, please speak to Chuck.
OLD BUSINESS:
John Skaggs explained that the Club has been given a collection of carvings
that had been donated by a former member.
A decision was reached to raffle the carvings.
The raffle will begin at the next business meeting, and will continue
weekly until all the carvings are claimed.
Tickets for the raffle will be $2 or 3 for $5.
Bob Matthews had further information on the proposed Video for Training and
Demonstrations. Bob
researched costs for obtaining the needed hardware to be able to videotape
demonstrations and training classes.
The estimated cost is
$725.00, and could be less if there are donations of any needed supplies.
Bob asked that all members look at the costs as listed on the handout
sheet, and think about how this would work for the Club. We will have a full
discussion at our next meeting (March 18).
Larry Stenzel gave an update on the decision to have a door prize on the 1st
Wednesday of each month. Prizes
would be donated by members and can include carvings, wood, tools, cut-outs,
unfinished projects, jam, produce, or anything else you wish to give away.
Everyone had positive comments regarding this plan.
NEW BUSINESS
Gordy Moscinski reported on his progress as Editor of the Newsletter.
He has compiled and published articles he has
received into the Newsletter.
Thank you to all that have contributed. Keep the information coming.
Gordy also wants to be sure he has all birthdays for members
to be included in the Newsletter.
He then passed around a list that members need to sign if they prefer
to receive the Newsletter by email rather than getting a hard copy in the
mail. He noted this may be more
convenient for those residing out of state or out of the area, especially
Snowbirds. Gordy also noted that
a color copy of the Newsletter is available on the Club website which is
available to anyone who would like to see it or print it in color.
A request was made that the Newsletter coverage of Show and Tell
items include the sculpture name, if any, and the type of wood used.
Gordy agreed and stated he just needs the information given to him.
A membership list was passed around so that members could
up-date any information that was not current.
If you have any questions or more changes, please contact Chuck
Drewes.
Martha Fitch asked everyone to look at the Blackhawk
Woodcarvers Club History notebooks.
These are in our Library:
Elaine Terrell has done an excellent job putting the information together
and anyone will enjoy looking at these notebooks.
We can make sure they are out on a table during every Meeting day.
Elaine Terrell asked that members send her by email any
photos and information of shows or any carving demonstrations they attend,
to be added to the history for everyone to see and enjoy.
Elaine also noted a change in preparations for the August
show. There will no longer be a
2" cube challenge. This year
there will be a Spoon Carving challenge with first place winning $35.00.
Watch for more information in the near future.
Frank Lay noted that someone brought in catalogues for
anyone interested. A note was received regarding wood for sale in Oregon,
and after the meeting there was a workshop where you could make a name tag
with the Club logo.
Meeting adjourned at 9:41.
Show and Tell Projects
Larry Clark -- Angel feather -- pink, for Cancer awareness.
Louis Jurisch --
Valknut --Odin's medallion --basswood.
Richard Prutz -- Lincoln
--in the round carving of a figure, made of Spruce and a relief
carving of a mountain scene; painted,
made of pine.
Colin Bystrom -- Duck, from
class last year; fixed and painted; also 2 feathers made in a class and a
Ginko leaf carved in a class.
Frank Lay --
Spoon --cedar wood
John Skaggs --
Valentine -- carved heart from basswood.
Larry Stenzel
-- Crappie
--woodburned.
Carving Shows/Classes
Shows within 3 to 4 hours one-way drive time of Rockford will be listed as they become known.
April 18, 2015 -
Sheboygan, WI
25th Kettle Karvers Show at (new location) Lakers Ice Center, 1202 South
Wildwood Avenue.
www.ketttlekarvers.org
August 15, 2015
-
Rockford, IL
The
Blackhawk Wood Carvers
will hold its 20th annual carving show. The show location is
at the
Tebala Shrine Temple, 7910 Newburg
Rd in Rockford, Illinois, 61108. The show is open to the
public starting at 10:30 AM until 4:00 PM.
see
Carving Show
Classes at the Center for Learning in Retirement
March 17 thru April 21, 2015
Woodburning (Pyrography) Basics, Gordy Moscinski instructor.
Tuesdays 1:00pm to 4.
March 19 thru April 23, 2015
Abstract Relief Carving by Roger Benedict. Thursdays 9:00am
to 12.
Classes at The Woodcraft Shop
Scandinavian Flat Plane Carving with Harley Refsal
Wed. eve. - Fri:
Feb. 18, 19 and 20 - $120.00
Fri. eve. - Sun: Feb. 20, 21 and 22, 2015 - $120.00
Habitat Making and Airbrushing with
Josh Guge
Fri - Sun: March
27, 28 and 29, 2015 - $185.00 + $20.00 Material Fee
Advanced Pyrography with Sharon Bechtold
Fri. eve. - Sun:
April 17, 18 and 19, 2015 - $210.00
Knife Making and Carving Miniatures with Denny Neubauer
Thurs. - Fri: April 23 and 24, 2015 - $95.00
Sat. - Sun: April 25 and 26, 2015 - $95.00
Musky Area Wood Carvers Workshop
August 18-21, 2015 in Boulder Junction Wisconsin
Bark Carving with Lee Belanger, 10.5” Walleye with Darwin Berry, Gourd carving with Karen Brown, Carving Caricatures with Dan Haack, Carve and paint a Varied Thrush with Bob Harris, Penguins with Gil Jung, Wood burning with Echo Keller, Chip Carving with Sophie Kubisiak, Carving flat plane characters with David Kublank, Low relief woodcarving with Elaine and Fred Stenman, Relief carving with Greg Wirtz. see events
Programs by Denny
Neubauer & Bob Matthews
We have scheduled 'The Northern Raptor Center' of Loves Park
to give us another presentation in May13th of this year. The last time we
did this was in the spring of 2013 and we have had several requests from
members to do it again, and additionally we have a number of new members. As
you can see this is not on the meeting date due to the amount of time
required to present their presentation.
Their Mission Statement:
The Northern Illinois Raptor Center was started to
make sure we maintain and protect our raptor population. Raptors are like
"The Ferrari" of nature and require highly skilled experts to handle and
treat these birds. We want to make these skills freely available to preserve
the raptor population and educate the public on the important role these
animals play in the balance of mother nature.
We are open to all ideas for
presentations after our business meetings each month. The talent of this
club is above average compared to many other clubs and I'm sure that any
member in hour club has something to share that would be beneficial to all
of us. If you’re not too bashful and would like to share your knowledge with
the club call Denny @ 515-508-9524 or contact me at the meeting.
Thanks, Denny
Carving Show August 15, 2015
Hello Blackhawk Carver. This note is to keep you informed of
changes that are taking place. Two inch cube will be replaced with a SPOON
category. Spoons can be large and small. Entry fee will be the same as two
inch cube. Chairpersons at this time will be Gary Curl and Elaine Terrell
with Bunny Nordheim and Martha Fitch as under studies. We need carvers to
step up to the plate and help with our show. There are some jobs that need
someone to take charge of them. As time gets closer to our show a sign up
sheet will be handed out on Wednesday morning. Also, you may be asked to
handle a task. This will help our show run with out a hitch. Thank you for
you cooperation Gary Curl and The ladies.
CLR Art Showcase
Wednesday, April 20,
2015 1:00pm to 4:30pm Rock Valley College Bell School Road Center
Show off your talent Exhibit only: $5.00 Exhibit & sell $10.00.
Deadline to register is March 13, 2015 Contact CLR for registration
information.
CARVING RAFFLE
Franklin
Johnson, 1996 president of Blackhawk Woodcarving Club, is shown with ten
carvings to be raffled off at our Club business meeting in March.
Marilyn
Thorsen, Franklin’s sister-in-law, and the widow of Tony Thorsen, has most
kindly given these carvings to our Club. Tony Thorsen was an enthusiastic
wood carver, and through the years he collected fine examples of the art
done by other carvers. Several
of these carvings were done by Canadian carvers.
Others in the collection have no prof of origin.
Although Tony
and Marilyn Thorsen lived in Dwight, Illinois, they came to our Carving Show
every year. Tony even had a
membership in our Club. When
Tony passed away in June of 2010, he left Marilyn with a “boat load” of
carving stuff. Perhaps readers
will recall that she has had a sales table at our Club Carving Show a couple
of times to sell some of Tony’s carving things: tools, wood, books, etc.
Photo by Larry Clark
A note from Larry Clark
Stu Martin, a carving
friend to the entire carving community suffered a great loss when his truck
containing all his carvings, rough outs, tools and teaching supplies was
stolen in January while in Texas for woodcarving shows and seminars. His
truck was found the next day by police but all his carving and seminar
supplies were never recovered. If by chance anyone sees someone trying to
sell Stu Martin's carving, rough outs or tools, on the internet or elsewhere
let Stu know by calling
316-794-2678 . Also, here is a
link to Stu's page if anyone needs to see what his carvings/roughouts look
like.
http://www.stumartin.com/
Kestrel Class with Josh Guge
Learn from one of the best instructors in the industry!
Josh Guge is a three-time World Champion sculptor. He is instructing
a carving class at his studio in
Illinois
from
March 8-12, with an option of
adding a 1 day Habitat class on Saturday March 7. This class is designed to
take each carver to the next level.
Students will
create a full detailed, medium or miniature project step by step throughout
the week. All students start with a rough wood cut-out. If the student
doesn’t finish their carving they have the option of buying the study cast
provided and painting that during the class.
Come accelerate your learning curve in this week long seminar. Students can borrow a study cast to use throughout the class which will be available for purchase at the end. Josh has additional supplies for new students who need tools.
This is a 6 day
class. Students can take
advantage of an open studio for access before and after regular work hours.
The total cost for the class is $550.
A $225 deposit is due at the time of registration.
The supply fee is determined on the size bird that each student
chooses: Miniature, Medium or Full size Kestrel.
Ask about local hotel arrangement for special pricing!
Submitted by Steve Terrill
Show And Tell by Larry Clark
Colin Bystrom
-- Duck, from class last year; fixed and painted,
2 feathers made in a class and a Ginko leaf carved in a class.
Richard Prutz
-- Lincoln --in the round
carving of a figure, made of Spruce and a relief carving of a mountain
scene; painted, made of pine.
Louis Jurisch
- Valknut --Odin's medallion
--basswood.
