Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXV, Issue 3
Presidents
Report March 2020
Time marches on; things change,
evolve. Our club has changed. Our bylaws are and have been badly out of
date. Change is needed! Revision is overdue!
Late last year we initiated a study
to overhaul and update our club bylaws. I announced this at our January 2020
business meeting. Roger Benedict gave an overview of the proposed revised
bylaws at our February meeting. Copies were made available to current
members. I expect a motion to approve and membership approval of these new
revised bylaws at our next business meeting on 18th of March
2020.
Here are some important points
regarding the revision and creation of our new proposed bylaws.
Our
new bylaws are for simplicity, and not to be specific so that our club can
function with ease to reduce cumbersome questions whenever a new project or
committee is purposed.
The
most important factor of this club is that the membership runs the club by
voting when a new subject is presented – it is not the bylaws that run the
club.
Bylaws are to identify how the organization is made up:
1. Who has judiciary responsibility by listing the
officers and their duties.
2. Name of the organization and current meeting location.
3. Purpose of the organization.
4. How does one be a member of the organization (our case is by paying a
yearly membership fee).
5. Method to dissolve the assets if or when the organization has ended.
Bylaws are not meant to handcuff the organization from ordinary running day
to day or month to month or year to year operations.
Details of activities which are often subject to constant
changes should not be included in the bylaws. Hence it is not our case to
identify committees and what they are to provide. But there will always be
two standing committees in our organization: Executive and Nominating -
which are identified in the bylaws.
The new proposed bylaws will be the
prime topic of the business meeting this month. I expect a motion to approve
them along the applicable discussion to be covered at our 18 March meeting.
I hope they will meet with the approval of the membership!
Tyrone Johnsen
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes March 2020
A meeting was not held, therefore no
minutes.
Deadline for news for the
next newsletter is April 1, 2020
March 4 open carving
March 11 open carving
March 18 open carving and meeting + stylized
carving (see below)
March 25 open carving + woodburning
April 1 open carving + spiral
carving (see below)
April 8 open carving + spiral carving (see below)
April 15 open carving and meeting
April 22 open carving
April 29 Open carving
May 6 open carving
May 13 open carving
May 20 open carving and meeting
May 27 open carving
June 3 open carving
June 10 open carving
June 17 open carving and meeting
June 24 open carving
Roger Benedict will present a program on stylized carvings.
Roger will display some of his stylized wood sculptures and discuss
inspirations and thoughts which have lead him to unique creations. March 18.
Larry Stenzel will be doing a demonstration of his
techniques on pyrography and subsequent coloring. Larry will also offer
opportunities for the club members to try some of his techniques. Larry
Stenzel and Tyrone Johnsen will also be embarking on a series of fish
carvings. One focus will be the colorful reef fish. This will not be an
organized class but can be similar to our Christmas ornament challenge.
Others will be welcome to join us in such an activity. The sharing of
information, resources, and knowledge will be a hallmark. Bring your
woodburner in if you have one. March 25.
Gordy Moscinski will be doing a class during club sessions
on carving an icicle spiral. This class will be on April
1st and 8th.
Mid-Wisconsin Chippers Woodcarving Club
The Mid-Wisconsin Chippers
Woodcarving Club is hosting its 46th annual show, competition and sale on
May 3, 2020 - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Oshkosh Convention
Center, 2 North Main Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. We would
be pleased to have you participate by registering for a table.
A wonderful day is being planned
including:
“How to Get Started in Woodcarving” Presentation A Pyrography
Demonstration
Chainsaw Carving Carving Tool Sharpening by Denny Neubauer of
Denny Tool fame.
Carving tool vendor County Line Products (Uncle Al’s Basswood}
wood vendor
Competition will Judge entries from 26 categories for Master, Open,
Intermediate, Novice and Youth Skill Levels Our latest
Woodcarver patch
North Arkansas Woodcarvers Show
41st ANNUAL
WOODCARVING SHOW & SALE
SATURDAY, May 2, 2020 • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and
SUNDAY, May 3, 2020 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Featuring:
• Whittlers • Woodcarvers • Wood Turners
• Demonstrations • Carving Contest
• Food Available from 11:00 AM
• Woodcarving Door Prizes Drawing Every Hour
5 day classes: Monday, June 15 to
Friday, June 19
$265
Jim Thalacker
Trout (golden or rainbow)
Jenet Denton Cordell
Human figures, animals
John Engler Relief carving and
painting
Vic Hood Carving a bust in butternut
Alec Lacasse Realistic bark carving
Jim Trumpy Full size blue jay
Dylan Goodson Relief scene or
realistic figure
3 day classes: Wednesday, June, 17
to Friday, June 19 $159
Dave Stetson Caricature heads
Debbie Edwards Realistic wild life
Bruce Shostak A beginners intro to
woodcarving
Carole Jean Boyd Singleton Cypress
knee
Michele Parsons Intro to Pyrography
(woodburning) landscapes
Ryan Olsen Caricature carving
Jan Jensen Old world chip carving
2 day classes: Monday, June 15,
Tuesday, June 16 $106
Carol Leavy Holiday ornaments
Jan Jenson Old world chip carving
Ryan Olsen Caricature carving
Michele Parsons Intro to Pyrography
(woodburning): wildlife
1 day classes: Saturday, June 20
$53
Denny Neubauer Knife making -
only 8 students
Michele Parsons Intro to Pyrography:
leather
Ryan Olsen Caricature carving
Affiliated Wood Carvers, Ltd., Jackson County Fairgrounds, 1212 E. Quarry St., Maquoketa, IA 52060. www.awcltd.org WoodcarversCongress@gmail.com
The 2020 U.S Bodgers Ball and Greenwood Festival
will be held Friday June 26 thru 28, 2020 at Grundahl Park in Mount Horeb,
WI. (A Bodger is a craftsman who turns wood into chairs, bowls cups,
and spoons, traditionally doing their work in the woods.) More
information on Facebook: US Bodgers Ball and Green Wood Festival.
April
Birthdays (that we Know of)
10 Franklin Johnson
19 John Skaggs
21 Bunny Nordheim
25 Marjorie Simonds
Door
Prizes
Vice Present
Treasurer Larry Stenzel
389-4714
Secretary Steve Terrill
708-0471
Committees
Programs, Richard Dunphey, 633-9003
Webmaster & Newsletter Editor Gordy Moscinski 874-7978
Membership Chuck Drewes 985-8575
Photographer Steve Terrill
Picnic Tony Devita
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes February 2020
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on, February 19, 2020 at
Peterson Meadows, Rockford, Illinois.
Vice President Dunphey opened the
meeting at 9:00 am. He announced that Gordy
has a new visitor, Jerry Amenda who is a member of his beginning carving
class at CLR.
Secretary, Steve Terrill read the
Minutes of the previous meeting January 15, 2020. The
minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer: Larry Stenzel reported
that we continue to be solvent.
Membership: Chuck
Drewes had nothing new to report
Newsletter:
Richard reported that we will start having a copy or two of the printed
newsletter available at meetings for those who do not get it in e-mail or
online. Gordy will be making copies.
Programs: Richard
reported that there are some upcoming programs. Denny is
scheduled to make detail knives today and possibly continuing to next week.
Gordy has an upcoming class on spiral carving with a date to be
determined. Roger is scheduled to teach a class on May 8th
. Larry Stenzel will be doing a demonstration on
woodburning in the future, TBD. Richard announced that he
is looking for volunteers to teach or demonstrate classes or skills to the
club. Anyone interested should contact Richard.
The proposed bylaw changes were
handed out and will be voted on by the membership present at the March
business meeting. Roger Benedict saw the need to revise
the bylaws as he noted that they were both outdated and cumbersome in
getting in the way of things we needed to do such as changing times, meeting
place, etc. The main reason for having bylaws at this
point is to have a structure for the organization, particularly for the
fiduciary responsibilities of the organization. The
revised By Laws proposed simplify the rules of the organization so that they
can be made by the membership in the form of policies rather than rules.
Arne Larsen asked if the members who
are carving in Belvidere are still members of the club.
The simple answer is that yes they are if they paid current dues.
Some of them have officially resigned. Chuck
Drewes has revised the membership list to reflect who is a paid member or
was paid last year.
There were no other questions or
suggestions regarding the proposed By Laws.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 am
to Show and Tell.
Respectfully Submitted: Steve
Terrill, Club Secretary
Caricature Carving Class with Wayne Laramore (CCA Member)
$125.00 Plus roughout. July 18 and
19 at 9:00 to 5:00. Place: Bill Mitton’s house 22911
94th Ave N. Port Byron, IL 61275. Any Questions
call 309.235.9105.
Show and
Tell Pictures and Comments by Steve Terrill
Bob Matthews brought in a 9” square basswood 1-1/4” thick
that he had carved in layers to repsresent multiple triangles at different
depths and then stained them different shades. He carved a Snowy Owl
to cap off a walking stick which a friend carved and finished. He also
brought in two carvings. One was an unfinished male pintail duck that he got
from one of the Peterson Meadows carvers, Marvin Mitchell, who donated many
items to the club. He finished the duck and painted it and brought in
a female pintail duck that he had carved years ago for comparison.
Richard Prutz brought in a
relief carving of the United States that he carved with reliefs of indian
dents, totems, symbols and riding a pony, decorated on the border with real
arrowheads.
Jerome Mais a Santa that he
carved in Florida last Christmas.
Richard Dunphey carved a man holding a sign and
made interchangeable signs but was vetoed at home in it’s display so he
turned him into a wood carver with a small person and knife in his hands. He
also showed a toy car that he had made at church sessions on Friday nights
for 9 years. He finally carved a driver for one of those trucks
that he displayed.
Gordy Moscinski brought in 6 spiral carvings he
had made which are samples of the things that can be made when he has the
class at the club for members in carving spiral ”icicles” in a couple of
months. He also showed a pair of carved fir trees with some inlayed
“intarsia” pieces of a different wood. Gordy also brought in a foot
tall relief carving on a section of basswood tree in which he had carved a
happy snowman with snowflakes.
Jim Foster showed 3 different “little people” of
different size, characteristics, clothes and poses. He also showed two
stylized fish he carved, sanded and stained to break the monotony of carving
little people.
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Frank Lay brought in an older carving on a
Cypress knee that had faces on at least 4 of the points. He finished
it.
