Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Normal weekly carving sessions will
continue as usual on every Wednesday morning starting at 9:00 am. Be aware
that we maybe meeting in the gym during the summer school vacation period.
During the summer, Ken-Rock has youth care and activities; and maybe using
the larger room where we normally meet. Please note and exercise additional
caution as there are surface (vertical height) changes entering the gym area
which may cause a person to trip!
Our monthly club business meeting
will be held at our normal scheduled date of the third Wednesday of the
month (17th of June) starting at our normal scheduled time of
9:30 am. Immediately following will be our Show & Tell as normal.
Last month we discussed the annual
picnic; and we had enough interest expressed to continue it. The date is the
4th Wednesday of June ( the 24th). Start time favored was 11:00
am. The location will again be Sinnissippi Park in the area of Shelters 1 &
2. We will not reserve a shelter due to excessive charge. We will use a
shelter if they are not reserved or occupied. The picnic is open to all
members and their spouse, family, and close friends. The club will not be
providing any food, drink, or supplies. Those attending the carving session
at Ken-Rock that morning will move to Sinnissippi Park just before 11:00 am
if they wish to join the picnic. In case of rain or bad weather, we can eat
our picnic meal at Ken-Rock.
Tyrone Johnsen
BLACKHAWK CARVERS May 20, 2026,
Business Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order by Tyrone
Johnsen at 9:33 am with 22 in attendance.
Secretary April Minutes were read by
Roger Benedict and approved
Treasurer Report by Betty Gregory
reporting adequate operating capital. She welcomed new
member, Dave Suedbeck, which brings our membership to 42.
President Report by Tyrone Johnsen
reminded that treasury actual dollars are not for public use nor publication
such as in the newsletter. Meanwhile dollars continue to
be under control by the treasurer’s ledger. Analysis continues with
variations of budget balances based on annual activities and those budget
variations from year to year.
We have a good relationship with the
Janesville carving club, and it is important to maintain this in the future.
To continue promoting our club we will have at least one table at their
September carving show.
Old Business, None, except to
mention good attendance for Tom Houlahan’s chip carving class, and
good-looking carvings were noticed.
New Business, A picnic was brought
up by Tyrone and a discussion followed about various aspects of the picnic.
Comments were made about having an interest in a picnic, where to
have it, when scheduled, and content of the picnic.
Sixteen members showed an interest in having the picnic where further
discussions picked the date of Wednesday June 24th at 11pm.
Tyrone stated the picnic will remain at Sinnissippi Park.
More picnic information will obviously be available.
We were reminded that our club
officer elections are this November.
Christmas party is all set and same
format as last year. More information later.
Adjourned at 10:00am
and approved
Show & Tell, An
excellent group of woodcarvings displayed by eight carvers.
The assortment covered chip carvings, duck, dogs, peaking bird from
bird house, candles, fishing lures, painted panels of butterflies, and
pencil-burned wood panels. Very creative with skilled
workmanship!
Respectfully submitted, Roger
Benedict
Say Farewell
to A Good Friend and Member
Don Stansfield will be leaving us in
late June to be with his family in the Seattle Area. Mark your calendars on
Wednesday June17th for cheering Don on for his many successful years with us
and his new chapter of life.
In his early life he tinkered with
Woodcarving and with the birth of the Blackhawk Woodcarvers in January 1994
he became an active member with steady volunteering and teaching.
Don loved to introduce new and unique carving challenges to the
membership for monthly Show & Tell; usually, they were related to a national
historic or a profond calendar event. Always, his
carvings were immaculate clean and carved smoothly with the beauty of
painting.
Have a “tale” about Don for letting
him know what we will miss with his leaving the carving club---humor goes a
long way when saying goodbye. Don hails from Southern
Illinois with vocations in teaching and employment at Menards.
From all of us, let’s give Don a
memorable send off.
Roger Benedict
Carving Shows
www.midwisconsinchippers.weebly.com
The International
Woodcarvers 2026 AWC Congress will be held in Maquoketa, IA from
June 15 to June 20, 2026 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.
Contact Diane Colley @ 630-335-4850 or
www.woodcarverscongress.org for more
information.
The Creede Woodcarvers
Rendezvous will be Celebrating 35 Years on July 11 – 15, 2026.
Register Mid-January Online @
www.crddedwoodcarvers.com.
The Rock River Valley
Carvers of Wisconsin Inc. will be holding their 20th
annual Show and Sale on Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
at the Rock County Fair Grounds “Craig Center” 1301 Craig Ave. Janesville,
WI. Feathered Carver is Brad Crandall.
Free Admission, donations accepted. Contact Brad Crandall
@ 608-931-0188 or
bwkicrandall@gmail.com or
John Raisbeck @jkraisbeck4@gmail.com. for more information.
Wisconsin River Woodcarvers
Show, Sale, & Competition September 19 & 20, 2026
The Capitol Carvers of
Wisconsin & Badger Wood Turners will be holding their 35th
Annual Show & Sale on Sunday October 25, 2026 at the DeForest Area High
School, 815 Jefferson Street, DeForest, WI. Show hours
are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Any questions call, April Bird,
CACW President, 608-320-9217.
The Waupaca Area Woodcarvers
Club will be holding “Artistry in Wood” Show, Sale, & Competition
on Sunday November 1, 2026 at the Waupaca Recreation Center, 407 School
Street, Waupaca, WI. Show hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Admission for Adults is $5.00,
Children (Age 1 -16) free. For more information
contact Harold Mohr 715-281-4923.
Roger Stegall
Character Carving Roughouts and Class
Roger Stegall is exhibiting at the
Rock River Valley Carving Show on September 12,2026. If
anyone is interested in purchasing roughouts from Roger please come to the
show. Roger carves character carvings in the Ozark style.
Roger is holding a class on September 13 and 14 in Janesville, Wisconsin .
It is also at the Ravens’ Wish in Janesville,
Wisconsin. The cost of the class is $140 for two days.
Money is paid directly to Roger Stegall at the time of the class.
The class is currently full but if you want to be put on a waiting
list please contact Brad.
Blackhawk
Carving Club Website
Just a reminder that on the
Blackhawkcarving.com website you can see past newsletters etc.
All the way from day one.
Www.Blackhawkcarving,com
Newsletter
deadline
Keep sending your pictures and
stories by the July 1, 2026 deadline.
Door Prizes
Don't forget the Door Prize drawing
on First Wednesdays. Bring something you don't need or want
anymore, but know someone would be thrilled to win at the drawing.
Facebook
Like us on Facebook “Blackhawk
Woodcarvers”. Many pictures and information.
Want to buy
or sell
If you have anything that you would
like to buy or sell send me an email and I will put it in the newsletter.
Gordy
May
Birthdays
(that we Know of)
2 Dave Meyer
3
Jane McMillan
10 Gary Johnson
Committees
(815 area code)
Webmaster & Newsletter Editor
Gordy Moscinski
Photographer, Tyrone Johnsen, 397-9274
Programs, Rick Brittnacher, 608-346-6501
Picnic, Tony Devita
Club Officers
(815 area code)
President, Tyrone Johnsen, 397-9274
Vice Pres, Rick Brittnacher, 608-346-6501
Treasurer, Betty Gregory, 708-8626
Secretary, Roger Benedict, 988-3314
Butterfly paintings, carved and
painted butterfly, and dog carved and painted by Betty Gregory.
Dog and Santa carved and painted by
Don Stansfield
Duck carved and painted by John
Gregory.
Tissue box cover Freeform chip
carving by John Skaggs.
Fishing lure carved and painted by
John Skaggs along with a watercolor of the lure painted by
Larry Stenzel.
C
Four carvings by Tom Houlahan
Pyrographic study of trees by
Larry Stenzel.
Denny Neubauer
visiting from AZ.
Denny also brought
a number of small characters he had carved recently. Most are generally less
than an inch tall; the elephant is only about 3/8 in.
