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Carving & Woodworking Classes at The Vesterheim 2018

Vester­heim Nor­we­gian-Amer­i­can Muse­um,  Dec­o­rah, IA

All class­es in Deb­o­rah, IA unless oth­er­wise not­ed.  On-line reg­is­tra­tion now avail­able.  For more infor­ma­tion, call the Vester­heim at 563–382-9681 or click HERE

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The Wood­Craft Shop Class­es

Bet­ten­dorf, IA

• John Engler — Medi­um Relief Carv­ing — May 26, 27 and 28, 2017 — $185.00
• Josh Guge — Real­is­tic Bird Carv­ing and Paint­ing — Oven Bird — Sep­tem­ber 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2017 — $270.00 + a $20.00 Mate­r­i­al Fee

More infor­ma­tion HERE

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Smoky Mountain School of Woodcarving

Townsend, TN 37882 

• May 5–6, Craft Fair — No Class­es, , , ,
• May 14–16, Car­i­ca­ture from a Rough­out, Hand, Steve Brown, $155.00, Mate­r­i­al $ varies
• May 18, Begin­ning Wood­burn­ing, Burn­er, Michelle Par­sons, $85.00, Mate­r­i­al $ includ­ed
• May 19–20, Wood­burn­ing Por­ject, Burn­er, Michelle Par­sons, $135.00, Mate­r­i­al $ includ­ed
• June 17–18, Begin­ning Wood­carv­ing, Hand, Mac Prof­fitt, $100.00, $10.00
• July 27–29, Small Ani­mal or Wood­spir­it, Hand, Leah God­dard, $145.00, Mate­r­i­al $ includ­ed
• July 30-Aug 1, Small Bust cedar or wal­nut, Pwr, Chris Howard, $145.00, Mate­r­i­al $ varies
• Sept 7–9, Deep Relief, Pwr/Hand, Randy Wal­ters, $145.00, $40.00
• Sept 14–16, Car­i­ca­ture from Rough­out, Hand, Gary Falin*, $130.00, Mate­r­i­al $ varies
• Sept 29–30, No Class­es — Craft Fair, , , ,
• Oct 5, Begin­ning Wood­bun­ring, Burn­er, Michelle Par­sons, $85.00, Mate­r­i­al $ includ­ed
• Oct 6–7, Wood­burn­ing Project, Burn­er, Michelle Par­sons, $135.00, Mate­r­i­al $ includ­ed
• Nov 9–11, San­ta, Hand, Leah God­dard, $145.00, Mate­r­i­al $ varies
• Nov 12–14, Small Bust — Wal­nut or Cedar, Pwr, Chris Howard, $145.00, Mate­r­i­al $ varies
• Dec 7–9, Car­i­ca­ture from Rough­out, Hand, Gary Falin*, $130.00, Mate­r­i­al $ varies

*Mem­ber — Car­i­ca­tures Carvers of Amer­i­ca          

More infor­ma­tion HERE

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Conewa­go Carvers   2018 Sem­i­nars 

East Berlin Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­ter, 405 North Ave. East Berlin, PA  (Unless oth­er­wise not­ed)

50% Deposit required at signup; remain­ing 50% due 30 days pri­or to the class.  

Prices list­ed are Mem­ber/Non-mem­ber     

• May 5^th ‚6^th ‚7^th  — Vic Hood — Real­is­tic Bust with Mal­let & Gouge — $200 / $220 Plus wood
• May 19^th & 20^th — Bob Her­shey — Car­i­ca­ture Ani­mals — $75 / $ 85 Plus Rough Out
• June 2^nd — Tom Borec­ki — Flat Plane Carv­ing — $35 / $45 Plus Mate­r­i­al
• June 9^th - Don Kar­nas —  Begin­ning Chip Carv­ing — $35 / $45 Plus Mate­r­i­al
• June 23^rd  & 24^th — Rich Wether­bee ** — Clay Sculp­ture – Sculpy — $165 / $190 Plus Mate­r­i­al
• July 7^th, 8^th, & 9^th — Gary Falin ** — Car­i­ca­ture – Carvers Choice — $175 / $200 Plus Rough Out
• July 14^th — Don Kar­nas — Intermed./Adv. Chip Carv­ing — $35 /$45 Plus Mate­r­i­al
• August 4^th & 5^th — Bruce Stake — Car­i­ca­ture Face or Egg Head          — $75 / $85 Plus Mate­r­i­al       
• August 11^th & 12^th — Lin­da Mur­phy — Whim­si­cal House – Bark — $75 / $85 Plus Mate­r­i­al
• August 17^th, 18^th & 19^th — Char­lie Phillips — Flower Carv­ing on a Vase — $175 / $185 Plus Mate­r­i­al
• August 24^th,25^th & 26^th — Lori Andrews — Ani­mal Horse (Pow­er Carv­ing) — $175 / $200 -Plus Mate­r­i­al
• Sep­tem­ber 7^th, 8^th & 9^th — Floyd Rhadi­gan** — Car­i­ca­ture Carvers Choice — $175 /$200        Plus Rough Out
• Sep­tem­ber 22^nd & 23^rd — Butch Clark — Habi­tat – Tree Bark & Branch (Pow­er Carv­ing) — $125 / $150 Plus Mate­r­i­al
• Sep­tem­ber 29^th & 30^th – Jim Fos­ter — 3D Relief Carv­ing — $125 / $150 Includes Mate­r­i­al
•  Novem­ber 10^th & 11^th   — Lin­da Mur­phy — Wood Burn­ing — $75 / $85 Plus Mate­r­i­al

** Mem­ber of the Car­i­ca­ture Carvers of Amer­i­ca  http://www.cca-carvers.org/index.html   

For sem­i­nar sta­tus or more infor­ma­tion vis­it the club web site HERE, or  Con­tact Jim His­er 717–243-0644 or hiser@pa.net

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Fred Zavadil 2018 Wood Carv­ing Work­shops

Sem­i­nar are con­duct­ed in Fred’s stu­dio in Wind­sor, ON; four full days, 4–5 stu­dents in each sem­i­nar

The cost is  $320 + $40, $60 or $80 (pre­pared wood depend­ing on projects). If you would like to stay longer, the cost is $80 /day

Choose from one of Fred’s new projects or bring your own.

Check back for 2018 sem­i­nars

For details vis­it Fred’s web page HERE

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The Mon­tana Wood­carvers Asso­ci­a­tion present the Mon­tana Wood­carvers Show & Sale

May 4th-6th 2018

Mis­soula Coun­ty Fair Grounds — Mis­soula, MT 59801

For more infor­ma­tion con­tact: Tom Collins 406–529-0239 or email to  tomcollins875@gmail.com

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Ash­land Area Wood­carvers Sem­i­nar
May 18–20th, 2018
Ash­land, Ken­tucky
​Come carve one day with each of these instruc­tors: Steve Brown, Dwayne Gos­nell and Roger Ste­gall. Cost is $150.00 plus project(s) Spaces are fill­ing quick­ly!! John Dun­kle will be here also for your sharp­en­ing needs as well as hav­ing his knives for sale. If you are inter­est­ed please call to reserve your spot.
Con­tact: ​Allen Woods, (606) 923‑0816  Lots and lots and lots of car­i­ca­ture rough­outs will be avail­able.

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27th Annu­al Creede Wood­carvers Ren­dezvous

July 14–20, 2018

Creede Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­ter in Creede, CO

There are 36 instruc­tors teach­ing carv­ing and non-carv­ing class­es.  Reg­is­tra­tion for class­es began on Jan­u­ary 14, 2018.

For more infor­ma­tion, click HERE

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16th Annu­al North­east Wood­carvers Roundup, Spon­sored by Cher­ry Ridge Carvers

July 15 to 19, 2018, Cher­ry Ridge Camp­sites, Hones­dale PA.

Con­tact Bob Muller at 570–448-9017 or email rmuller@nep.net or www.cherryridgecarvers.org

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2018 Sang­a­mon Val­ley Wood­carvers Show

Labor Day week­end, Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 2 — 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 3 — 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

The Illi­nois Build­ing at the Illi­nois State Fair­grounds, Spring­field, Illi­nois. 

Com­pe­ti­tion, ven­dors, plus an assort­ment of Show activ­i­ties, draw­ings, and sem­i­nars. 

Refresh­ments will also be avail­able for pur­chase.

For more infor­ma­tion vis­it the club web­site HERE, or con­tact Bet­ty Legg at lelandleggsr4296@comcast.net, or by call­ing (217) 546- 8792

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For more infor­ma­tion on instruc­tors, lodg­ing, etc, click HERE

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Okla­homa City Wood­carvers Club Artistry in Wood Show

Octo­ber 27, 9am-5pm and Sun­day 28, 10am-4pm 2018

Okla­homa City Fair Grounds, Arts @ Crafts Build­ing, Okla­homa City, OK

$5.00 admis­sion at the Door.

For more infor­ma­tion, Con­tact Show Chair­man Ger­ald Hud­son at (405)401‑0783 or via email gwhudson@sbcglobal.net

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Last update 4–26-18

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