Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Summer arrived and we enjoyed our
annual picnic. After the rainstorm at last year’s picnic, Tony DeVita was
tasked with providing a nice afternoon along with the other picnic
necessities. He did deliver! Our picnic weather could not have been better.
Sunny with moderate temperature and no bugs. We enjoyed wonderful company
and a great selection of food, a whole row of deserts. Thanks to Gary
Lundquist and Tony DeVita for setting up this pleasurable event.
Following our monthly business
meeting, Denny Neubauer, founder of Denny Knives, spoke and demonstrated
carving tool sharpening with power equipment. Denny explained the desired
cutting tool shape and shared many tips he has learned and developed over
his many years of making knives. We are very fortunate to have Denny as a
member and be so willing to share his knowledge and talent with us.
A number of our members did attend
or visit the Affiliated Woodcarvers Congress this year. Denny Neubauer lead
classes in knife making and carving miniature caricatures; then finished the
week with sharpening demonstrations. Gordy Moscinski attended a couple of
classes during the week. Blackhawk Woodcarvers were also well represented by
two of our members who entered work: Scott Gray entered one piece with four
of his delicately carved and painted features (the smallest duplicating a
humming bird feather) received two ribbons; and Larry Stenzel entered five
different phyrographic pieces which each received a ribbon. Congratulations!
Those of us that only visited and viewed the beautiful works and classes in
progress, again enjoyed the event and left with renewed inspiration.
At this month’s Show & Tell, Richard
Prutz displayed his completed Viking longship. Makes me wonder if he is
working on an Ark in case our record rainfall continues.
Tyrone Johnsen
July 4 open
carving
July 11 open carving
July 18 meeting and open carving
July 25 open carving
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
3 Patti Small
5 Ed Vitell
6 Randy Gilley
7 Dona Wisner
June
Picnic
Summer arrived and we enjoyed our
annual picnic. After the rainstorm at last year’s picnic, Tony DeVita was
tasked with providing a nice afternoon along with the other picnic
necessities. He did deliver! Our picnic weather could not have been better.
Sunny with moderate temperature and no bugs. We enjoyed wonderful company
and a great selection of food, a whole row of deserts. Thanks to Gary
Lundquist and Tony DeVita for setting up this pleasurable event.
June
Presentation
Denny Neubauer, founder of Denny
Knives, spoke and demonstrated carving tool sharpening with power equipment.
Denny explained the desired cutting tool shape and shared many tips he has
learned and developed over his many years of making knives. We are very
fortunate to have Denny as a member and be so willing to share his knowledge
and talent with us.
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes June 2018
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on June 20, 2018 at 3218
Eleventh Street, Rockford, Illinois.
President Tyrone Johnsen opened the
meeting at 9:15.
Secretary, Steve Terrill read the
Minutes of the previous meeting May 16th from Louis Jurisch.
The minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer, John Skaggs reported that
we are solvent.
Announcements:
John Guth is in charge of Kenrock Community Center. With
the school moving out, he would like to move us to the back room that was
formerly a Preschool. We have storage down the hall that
they would like us to move to the new room. It has an
outside door, a lockable inside door, running water and its own bathroom.
Kenrock will provide tables and chairs as the school will be taking
the chairs and tables we are currently using. The school
is moving up past Riverside to Elmwood Road in August and retains ownership
of this building with no immediate plans to sell it. They
have offered to have us move up to the far northwest side in their new
building. We have opted to stay here for the time being.
Steve spoke about his broken wrist.
Tod Wisner has also had hand surgery. Elaine
Terrell reminds us that there are get well cards and stamps in the storage
cabinet that anyone can use for sick club members or spouses.
Gary Lundquist reminds us to call the club if they know anyone who
needs a card
Thanks to Gary Lundquist for
reserving the shelter for our Picnic and Tony for providing supplies.
It was a nice picnic. Tony brought Apple Pie and
John brought chocolate chip cookies.
We had two representatives who won
awards at the International Woodcarving Congress. Scott
Grey won ribbons for his feather carvings. He got a best
in class award and a best in group award. Larry Stenzel
brought 5 woodburnings and got a first place, a third place, a fourth place,
a fifth place and an honorable mention; plus he sold one.
Gordy Moscinski took two classes and Denny Neubauer did a class on
miniatures and one on sharpening. Denny gave information
about the judging and awards that Scott and Larry showed, with pointers
about what the judges look for in judging. Chuck Drewes
was at Congress and put together a Power Point presentation of pictures he
took.
Tony recommends getting your ears
cleaned so you can hear better.
Old Business:
Gale Terrell brought an album of pictures of the Indian carving at Winnebago
county fairgrounds for anyone to see.
The Program for today is Denny
Neubauer on sharpening.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:53.
Respectfully Submitted: Steve
Terrill, Club Secretary
The following is an email that Gordy
received from CLR. The club needs to address and respond
to this request. Maybe Tyrone can put this on the agenda
for the next meeting.
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