Welcome to Woodcarver Online Magazine Volume 18 Issue 4

2014 Inter­na­tion­al Wood­carvers Congress

Detail from Guardian, by Chris Howard, Gatlin­burg, TN

First in Group N — Impressionistic/Freeform/Stylized Carv­ings; First in Class 966 — Com­bin­ing Two or More Group N Items; Judge’s Choice — Josh Guge

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Hel­lo, Friends in Carv­ing -

It’s mid-sumer here in North Amer­i­ca, which means the Inter­na­tion­al Wood­carvers Con­gress, Ward World, and some of the annu­al roundups are behind us, but more events await, includ­ing Burke’s West­ern & Wildlife Art Work­shop and the Doane Expe­ri­ence in July, more roundups, and Artistry in Wood in Novem­ber.   If you have nev­er attend­ed one of the major events, you owe it to your­self to plan to attend at least on in the next year.

The July/August 2014 issue of WOM is now avail­able — you’ll find the arti­cles fol­low­ing this post.

In this issue:

Pho­to Gallery: Inter­na­tion­al Wood­carv­er Con­gress 2014 — Casu­al Pho­tos by Matt Kelley

Pho­to Gallery: North Alaba­ma Wood­carv­ing Asso­ci­a­tion Show 2014 — Casu­al Pho­tos by “Ol’ Don” and Sandie Burgdorf

Ol’ Don’s Draw­ing Table: All Dressed UP And No Place To Go

Pete LeClair: The Mex­i­can

Events, Hap­pen­ings and Goings-On Updat­ed!

Com­ing Soon:

Review — Carv­ing & Paint­ing Christ­mas Orna­ments, by Bet­ty Padden

As always, we wel­come your feed­back, ideas for arti­cles, etc.  Please use the con­tact form on the About page in the menu bar above.

Enjoy!

WOM Edi­tor Matt Kelley

Matt Kel­ley

Editor/Owner