The Blackhawk Woodcarver
Spring finally appears to have
arrived. April has been another great month for the club. We were informed
and entertained by our monthly presentation; and we enjoyed the displays and
fellowship and the sharing of our hobby with each other and our visitors
during our Open House. The month of May promises to have additional
fellowship and special enjoyment.
Gary Curl shared with us “Welsh
Loving Spoons”, a story about the background and symbolism of the carved
wooden spoons. I am hoping the story is not quite finished; and we will be
treated to an encore from a couple of our talented members.
Our Open House the last Saturday of
April was a success; providing enjoyment to all who participated and
visited. The displays were beautiful and wonderfully balanced. We had
comfortable and pleasant number of visitors. A number of members of the
Janesville based Rock River Valley Carvers of Wisconsin visited and utilized
Denny’s knife sharpening service to tuneup their Boy Scout carving knives.
Ed Thomas of the Wilson Park Woodcarvers & Woodburners of the Milwaukee area
also visited. Members demonstrated the friendly and helpful nature of the
club by providing answers and guidance to visitors. Gordy Moscinski spent
time showing one newcomer around and offering advice. After procuring a
knife and glove from Don Stansfield, Gordy guided the newcomer in getting a
good start on carving a small duck while sitting with Gordy. Roger Benedict
along with Bob Matthews did a great job of laying out an functional and
attractive arrangement. Roger fixed morning coffee and provided some special
pastries. In the early afternoon we enjoyed some pizza and pop. Thanks to
all who participated and visited.
I am a proud member of the Blackhawk
Woodcarvers where we have talented members who share and help one another
and our visitors.
Tyrone Johnsen
May 2 Caricature Carving by Carol
Leavy
May 9 open carving
May 16 The Beauty of Carved Wooden Spoons, with Gale Terrell and Gary Curl.
Open carving and meeting
May 23 open carving
May 30 open carving
June 6 open
carving
June 13 open carving
June 14 Club Picnic at Baumann Park 3 – 8 pm (Thursday)
June 20 Knife Sharpening & Use of the Club's Machinery, with Denny Neubauer.
June 27 open carving
July 4 open
carving
July 11 open carving
July 18 meeting and meeting
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
2018
Blackhawk Woodcarvers Annual Picnic
The 2018 Blackhawk Woodcarvers
Annual Picnic will be held on Thursday, 14 June, at Bauman Park in Cherry
Valley, Il. from 3:00pm until sunset. Members attending should provide their
own meal and may bring a dish to pass. The club will provide water and soft
drinks. If members plan on grilling they may use the grills provided at the
park, bring your own charcoal and starter. If you have any questions,
contact Tony DeVito or Gary Lundquist.
Gary Lundquist
May
Birthdays (that we Know of)
1 Rosalie Wesley
22 John Hartwig
2 Roger Benedict
22 Steve Terrel
8 Lloyd Duerst
23 Jeanne Williams
14 Wes Englund
25 Larry Christensen
21 Bob Matthews
26 Charles Drewes
21 Colin Bystrom
28 Art Valley
Learning
Seminar
Michigan Wood Carvers, May 21 through 25, 2018 at the fairgrounds in Midland, MI 6905 Eastman Ave, 48642. 17 instructors.
Wayne Barton, Chip Carving advanced
Gary Bityk, Architectural fantasies in cottonwood bark
Carol Jean Boyd, Cyprus Knee carving
Doug Evans, Beginning Carving
Gary Falin, Charicature carving/hand
Dave Stirling, S. W. Owl-power
Leah Goddard, realistic animal, carve and paint, hand and power
Chris Howard, Native American/ power carved
Dick Lamphier, Realistic cariature; expressions and details/hand
Brenda Lodermeier, Wood burning
Floyd Rhadigar, Caricature carving
Dave Sharp, Realistic animal
Fred & Elane Stenman, Shaoolw relief/wood burning/painting
Bob Thurston, Caricature carving
Debbie Edwards, Realistic animals
Bruce Henn, Caricature carving
5 Day Class : Monday, June 11 to
Friday, June 15
$225.00
Chris Howard - Realistic Human Bust
Carving
Janet Denton Cordell - Human Figgres,
Animals
John Engler - Relief Carving and
Painting
Vic Hood - Carvinga bust in butternut
Leah Goddard - Realistic Animal
Carving
3 Day Classes: Wednesday, June 13,
to Friday, June 15 $135.00
Carole Jean Boyd - Carving Santa
Bottlestopper
John Guge, Carving & Painting a Rufous Hummmingbird
Denny Neubauer - Carving little people
Bruce Shostak - A beginners intro to
woodcarving
Rick Harney - Portrait relief carving
Alec LaCasse - Realistic bark carving
Michele Parsons - Intro to Pyrography
Ryan Olsen - Caricature Carving
Jan Jensen - Old world Chip Carving
2 Day Classes: Monday, June 11, June 12
$90.00
Alec LeCasse - Realistic bark carving
Jan Jensen - Old world chip carving
Ryan Olsen - Caricature carving
Michele Parsons - Intro to Pyrography
1 Day Class: Saturday, June 16
$45.00
Denny Neubauer - Knife sharpening
Michele Parsons - Intro to Pyrography
Ryan Olsen - Caricature carving
For more information go to
thewoodcraftshop@mchsi.com
Musky
Area Wood Carvers Workshop -
August 14 - 17, 2018
Wes Spadgenske will be leading a
class in carving Lady Slippers, the state flower of Minnesota.
Dan Haack will teach carving caricatures and wood spirits.
Bob Harris will be painting and carving a Baltimore Oriole.
Larry Stenzel will be teaching Wood Burning Basics.
Dave Kublank will teach a class in spoon carving.
Gordy Moscinski will teach a beginning carving class.
Denny Neubauer will be making a knife, a tin can forge and carving little
people.
Elaine & Fred Stenman will be back to lead a class in low relief
woodcarving.
Greg Wirtz will teach relief carving and will have multiple patterns to
choose from.
James Thalacker will teach how to carve and burn a rainbow trout in
basswood.
Lee Belanger will teach a class on carving a basswood "Whimsical Gnome
Home".
Dorothy Huse and Sylvia Kendzior will be teaching a variety of gourd art.
For more information go to muskyareawoodcarvers.com
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on April 18, 2018 at 3218
Eleventh Street, Rockford, Illinois.
Meeting called to order at about
9:00 by Tyrone Johnsen.
Larry Stenzel (filling in as
secretary in Steve Terrill’s absence) read the minutes from the March
meeting. Gary Curl wished to amend the minutes to say that Roger
Benedict has been making coffee for the past couple of months – longer than
was stated in the minutes.
John Skaggs gave the treasurer’s
report. We continue to be solvent.
Chuck Drewes said that some people
still have not paid their dues. Please pay if you have not.
While we don’t send notices via the postal service, Chuck does send email
updates showing who has paid and who has not.
Gary Lundquist and Tony Devita were
not in attendance to talk about the picnic, but Tyrone reported that it’s
all set. It will be on June 14 at Bauman Park in Cherry Valley from
3:00 until sunset. Gordy Moscinski was gone, too, but Tyrone said that
we should all consider contributing material for the newsletter.
On May 2, our speaker will be Carol
Leavy from Iowa. She will speak about shallow relief carving, holiday
ornaments, caricatures, etc. There will be a live video, discussion,
and Q and A. We will not have the raffle we normally have on the first
Wednesday.
Old business: The open house is
April 28. Members can still sign up for a table. It’s free and
open to the public. The door we normally use will be an emergency exit
only; attendees will be routed through the school. Coffee and cookies
will be served. Denny Neubauer will be doing some sharpening.
Bob Matthews will be showing videos. Don Stansfield will have his
tools for sale. Some of us will be carving or wood burning. We
can sell our stuff, but only carvings or burnings, not other crafts.
The building will open at about 8:00 am for setup. Members are invited
to come in and help set up on Friday afternoon, too. Tyrone proposed
bringing in pizzas since we’ll be there for six hours. We will need
signs to direct people; Tyrone is looking for help with that. Roger
asked if we will have a display of different types of carvings (relief,
caricatures, etc.) but Tyrone said probably not because of space
limitations. The door is an issue. Please pull the door shut
when you go in or out as the latching mechanism is broken.
New business: Louie Cowan talked
about MDA and how he is soliciting funds for research. It’s a very
good cause. He had a jar for individual contributions and a poster for
donors to sign. This is Louie’s 11th year of being
involved.
Someone (I didn’t catch her name)
said that Hidden Treasures in the old Meadow Mart on North Second Street in
Loves Park has big slabs of wood for sale, for anyone interested.
We
adjourned and moved on to show and tell.
Respectfully submitted: Larry Stenzel
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
Photographer - Larry Clark, 262-9982
Membership - Chuck Drewes,
985-8575
Newsletter Publisher, Gary Johnson 399-1697
Historian - Elaine Terrell 765-2886
Programs -
Picnic -
To create something exceptional,
your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.
Giorgio Armani
Carol
Leavy from Iowa
On May 2, our speaker was Carol
Leavy from Iowa. She will spoke about shallow relief carving, holiday
ornaments, caricatures, etc. There was a live video, discussion, and Q
and A.
MDA
Muscle Wal
The club passed the hat and donated
$120.00 to the MDA MUSCLE WALK at the Klehm arboretum on April 28.
Thanks, Louie Cowan
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.
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
Larry
Stenzel (three top ones) Wood burnings
Bob
Matthews
Unique bark house
Richard Dunphey (all three)
Don
Stansfield relief carving
