Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Last Sunday afternoon, 29 July,
Denny Neubauer and I drove out to Klehm Arboretum & Botanical Garden to view
and photograph the Carved Wooden Quilt done by Blackhawk Woodcarvers more
than 16 years ago. I have felt that we needed to revisit that beautiful
piece of art done by over twenty of our club members. It needs to be
remembered; and the stories associated with making it, be shared with us
newer members. I took a number of photos or images of the quilt. Not a great
job, but, hopefully, good enough. I then arranged them into an electronic
presentation or PowerPoint presentation. My intent is for this to be one of
our upcoming programs and those current members who contributed to it would
share their stories regarding the making of the carved wooden quilt. There
are about 44 basswood panels, each 6 by 6 inches in size. Typically each has
a subject carved in relief. Each subject is relevant to Rockford’s 150
years. I am interested in any stories about the reason the carver would have
selected their subject. I feel this is a wonderful piece of art and
craftsmanship which the club produced and has given to our community. There
is a second, and different, carved wooden quilt by our club members at
another location. I hope to also capture it in images and share with our
membership.
This month, August, we plan to move
all of our stored items into the smaller room adjacent to the large
multipurpose room we normally use. There are benefits to this consolidation
for us but also it allows the Ken Rock organization better use of the
multipurpose room. The first item is our large rolling cabinet which
contains our library and our power sharpening equipment. Some disassembly
work will be required to move the cabinet through the doorway. Second is the
relocation of the equipment we have stored in the distant shared closet.
This will require a new storage cabinet for us to procure for the purpose of
storing some of our more delicate equipment. The building is getting some
needed repairs in our area and we hope all will work out.
Meanwhile, we continue to enjoy our hobby and our fellow
woodcarvers each Wednesday morning.
Tyrone Johnsen
August 1 open carving
August 8 open carving
August 15 open carving and meeting
August 22 open carving
August 29 open carving
September 5 open
carving
September 12 open carving
September 19 meeting and open carving
September 26 open carving
October 3 open carving
October 10 open carving
October 17 open carving and meeting
October 24 open carving
October 31 open carving
November 7 open
carving
November 14 open carving
November 21 meeting and open carving
November 28 open carving
December 5 open
carving
December 12 open carving
December 19 meeting and open carving
December 26 open carving
18th annual woodcarving show,
competition and sale. The largest woodcarving show in
Wisconsin. September 15, 2018
- 9am to 5pm and September 16,
2018 - 9am to 4pm at the Holiday Inn,
1001 Amber Avenue, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54482.
Admission is $4.00. For more information contact; Ron
O’Kray 715-341-2214 or 715-570-2534(cell). Greg Wirtz,
715-423-0471 or 715-323-2035(cell). This year’s featured
carver is Chet James. We are also featuring supplies from
the Woodcraft Shop, Krantz Wood Sales, and Moore Roughouts.
Free demonstrations throughout both days and 2 sessions of free kid’s
carving.
Call
for Art!
The Rock River Center at 810 South
10th Street, Oregon, Illinois will be hosting an Art Showing and
Sale for surrounding area Artists. The goal is to introduce area artists and
their work to the public. At this event the artists will
be able to show and selll their work.The center hopes to have a good mix of
area art such as: Wood, Glass, Paintings, and Other Art Work.
The Showing will be at the Rock River Center in Oregon, Illinois on:
Saturday September 22, 2018 from 9:00AM – 3:00PM. Set up
time Friday September 21, from 8:30AM – 3:30PM. NOTE: The Show is Inside and
Air Conditioned. Contact person for more info is: Deb
Julian at the Rock River Center. Phone # 815 732 3252 or
800 541 5479. E-mail
activities@rockrivercenter.org
THE COST. The
eight foot tables are TEN dollars each. There are
approximately 36 tables available. Food will be available
for purchase at the center. Please confirm table(s) by
September 14, 2018 at the latest.
Valley
Carvers Expo
You are invited to participate in
the Valley Carvers 30th annual carvers expo.
September 30, 2018 at 9am to 4pm. Starved Rock
Lodge, 2668 East 875th Rd, Oglesby, IL. For more information call Abby
McCague 815.433.5933.
Capital
Area Carvers of Wisconsin 30th Annual Show and Sale
Sunday, October 21, 2018
from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Free admission.
See hundreds of original carvings, plus live
demonstrations, chain saw carving and raffles. Great
bargains on original art at Ye Olde Carving Shoppe.
Information contact: Bob Tomlinson, Co-chair 608-65-4552 and Cynthia
Potthast, Cochair 608-712-2989.
capitalareacarversofwisconsin.org
Deadline for the news for
the next newsletter is September 5, 2018.
August
Birthdays (that we Know of)
1 Richard Prutz
8 Elaine Terrell
14 Judy England
14 Hervell Fuse
28 Denny Neubauer
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes July 2018
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on July 18, 2018 at 3218
Eleventh Street, Rockford, Illinois.
President Tyrone Johnsen opened the
meeting at 9:01.
Secretary, Steve Terrill read the
Minutes of the previous meeting June 20th. The
minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer, John Skaggs reported that
we are solvent, despite his trip to Atlanta.
Membership: Chuck
Drewes reported that we have had no membership activity at all.
We have 81 present members, a few are not paid up.
Other Business:
We still have an open invitation to move up to the new Elmwood Rd. facility
where Sacred Heart is moving. Ken Rock would
like to have us move into the room behind where we currently.
Particularly they want the library and sharpening rolling cart moved
to the back room. We need people to remove the extension
that allows the sharpening equipment to fit. We also need
to move all of our equipment from the storage closet down the hall with the
TV and other stuff. Tod Wisner moved that we authorize
Bob Matthews to measure what we need and buy a cabinet that is adequate for
all of our equipment currently in the storage closet.
Louis Jurisch seconded the motion. Bob agreed to get
dimensions and purchase such a cabinet. Tyrone agreed to
work with him. The motion passed.
Bob wondered if anyone wanted
coffee. He agreed to make it if someone else will clean
it up. No one showed interest in having coffee.
There was no other information
presented.
Tyrone made a motion to adjourn
which was unanimously passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:22.
Respectfully Submitted: Steve
Terrill, Club Secretary
PS Tyrone adds an addendum that the
expected date for us to be moved to the North room
with the door on the East side is Sept. 1.
CLR 25th
Anniversary
CLR will be hosting a 25th
Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday September 12th, 2018, from 1:00 to
4:00pm for all of it's members at the Bell School Building. As part of the
planned event we would like to showcase some of the arts and crafts our
instructors and students have completed during the many courses offered each
year.
I am working with Pauline Joyce to
encourage our talented artists to submit examples of their classwork in the
various mediums. We will have two classrooms available for these displays.
Each medium will have one eight foot table to show their work. Please note,
this will not be an art sale, but anyone wishing to be contacted following
the event should include contact details with their display.
It will be up to each of you to
determine what you would like to display. It may be your own work or that of
some of your students. We are trying to provide an essence of the courses
you offer.
Please let me know if you are
willing to participate as soon as possible. The Arts and Crafts classes are
some of the most popular activities at CLR and we want to take this
opportunity for all of you to show off your skills. If you have
questions don't hesitate to call or e-mail.
Thank-you for your support of CLR
and I hope to see all of you in September.
Robbin Nelson
CLR 25th Anniversary Committee
815-623-8808
robbinn717@aol.com
Passed Treasured Carving
Again, as a reminder, I would like
to have our club members start bringing in along with regular SHOW and TELL
items, some of your carvings that you have treasured from the past.
We all have carvings packed away or setting on a shelf that no one
has seen for years except our spouses.
Jerome Mais
President -
Tyrone Johnsen,
397-9274
Vice Pres. -
Treasurer - John Skaggs, 547-6951
Secretary -
Steve Terrill, 708-0471