Blackhawk Carving ClubThe Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXIV, Issue 8
Open Carving every Wednesday (8:30 to 11:00pm). Ken Rock
Community Center, 3218 Eleventh St, Rockford, IL 61109
Business Meeting; third Wednesday of the month. Friends and spouses of
carvers are welcome to come to meet and visit. Carvers
bring in finished carvings for “Show & Tell.”
Presidents Report
August
I do not believe the heat of the
summer can be blamed for the end of the month sneaking up and getting past
me. Missing my deadline for input to our editor is the result. Fortunately,
our editor and his boss are very understanding fellow volunteers helping to
make our club function and give it these extras.
I joined the club to set aside time
each week to devote to woodcarving. But, I got much more! I have learned and
gained so much through the help of the other members. I have previously
mentioned and expounded upon that. Another benefit is the friendship and
social aspect. These benefits vary from person to person. Some value the
friendships and social interaction perhaps above the other aspects. Perhaps
more so as we age.
So what caused me to think and write
about this? Well, last Wednesday morning at our normal carving session, I
happen to be talking with fellow member Frank Lay and we got onto the
subject of meditation and its benefits. I normally associate meditation with
a motionless pose and focus meant to shut out the “everyday world” and its
associated problems and concerns filling our minds; the end result is to
increase “peace of mind”. I believe carving yields similar benefits;
although, not totally the same. I view the two as having a sort of link.
Maybe I am the only one who views this. Of course, I do experience
frustration often during carving; but not during meditaion!
We all look at situations from
differing points of view. We all have different interests. Many often agree
on many items and have many similar interests. I find differing points of
view interesting. I enjoy seeing what others are working on, creating. I
enjoy seeing or hearing about their way on approaching and accomplishing
their desired end.
Tyrone Johnsen
Club
Activity Schedule
August 7 open carving
August 14 open carving
August 21 open carving and meeting
August 28 open carving
September 4 open carving
September 11 open carving
September 18 open carving and meeting
September 25 open carving
October 2 open carving
October 9 open carving
October 16 open carving and meeting
October 23 open carving
October 30 open carving
November 6 open carving
November 13 open carving
November 20 open carving and meeting
November 27 open carving
December 4 open carving
December 11 open carving
December 18 open carving and meeting
December 25 Christmas
Big Sale
Former member Tony Thorsen died several years ago and his wife Marylin is clearing out his carving tools, books, DVDs, patterns and collection of carvings from around the world. She will be at our club meeting August 21 with many items for sale. This is a great opportunity for you.
Don Stansfield
Wildwood
Acquisitions Corp
The open carving every Wednesday
Starting August 8th from 4 to 8 pm in our classroom.
There will be handcarving and woodburning. At this time
there are no power tools allowed. The store will be
opened during the class if you need to make any purchases.
You can call us with any questions at1-800-762-0235.
12446 W State Rd. 81, Beloit, WI. 608-302-4675
Lake
County Carvers
Lake County Carvers will be holding
their Woodcarving Show on Saturday August 2, 2019 at the “Life Enrichment
Center” 1306 West Wisconsin Ave. Oconomowoc, WI from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The
Musky Area Woodcarvers Workshop
The Musky Area Woodcarvers Workshop
will be held from August 13 to 16, 2019 at the Community Center in Boulder
Junction, WI.
Rock
River Valley Carving Club
The 14th Annual RRVC Carvers of
Wisconsin Show & Sale. Saturday, September 14, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Craig Center, The Rock County Fairgrounds, 1302 Craig Avenue
Janesville, Wisconsin 53545.
For more information, Please contact: Reggie James - (608)
365-4281 or Brad Crandall - (608) 931-0188. The
chain saw carver is Zoli Akacsos, of Zoli's Woodcarving
www.rockrivervalleycarvers.com
19th Annual Woodcarving Show,
Competition and Sale. September 21, 2019 – 9am to 5pm
September 22, 2019 – 9am to 4pm. The Holiday Inn, 1001 Amber Avenue, Stevens
Point, Wisconsin 54482. Admission is $5.00. (Attendees 12 and under are
free). For more information, contact: Ron O’Kray 715-341-2214
715-570-2534(cell), Greg Wirtz 715-423-0471
715-323-2035(cell)
https://wisconsinriverwoodcarvers.org/2019-show/
Artistry
in Wood
Artistry in Wood will be holding
their last show on Saturday and Sunday October12 & 13, 2019 at the Roberts
Centre; 123 Gano Road, Wilmington, OH.
Capital Carvers of Wisconsin
Capital Carvers of Wisconsin will be
holding their 31st annual show & sale at the Abundant Life Christian School;
4901 East Buckeye Road; Madison , WI on Sunday October 20, 2019.
I'm sure that most of you have heard
that the club has been looking for a new facility to hold our weekly carving
meetings. I want to bring you up to date and let you know that at the
August Business meeting (August 21st) we will be discussing a new location
and voting to move from Ken-Rock location to Peterson Meadows in Rockford.
Their location is at 6401 Newburg Road which is between Muliford and Trainer
on the South side of the street.
On August 7th, club officers, the
moving committee and several other carvers from Ken-Rock and our Splinter
group at the Keene Center, met with the Director of Peterson Meadows campus,
Melissa Wright. The facility was clean bright, the room where we will
be meeting would easily hold 20 to 30 carvers, lighting was much improved
and with a few of things left to workout our group was impressed and was in
favor of the move.
At our next business meeting, we
will be discussing what we found out, discuss any issues, projected move in
date and voting to move. Remember the date August 21, 2019 please
attend so that you have a voice in our decision.
A note
from Door County
Hello from Door County bringing good tidings to you for this summer. If you wonder why I spend so much time here, the answer lies within the beauty of nature and the easy life style. There are neither stop lights nor fast foodie or chain food shops----just common folks trying to make a living ala “Golden Pond” atmosphere. You may or not be surprised that I don’t use a playground of guy things as fishing or golfing for entertainment. But striving for five months of peace of mind when volunteering twice a week at an art gallery as being an ambassador of Door County, as well as taking in the natural beauty of the 300 miles of shore line surrounding 70 miles long of a narrow peninsula. The beauty is accented by the Niagara Escarpment extending from Niagara Falls of dolomite limestone that shows up among land and huge cliffs extending into the shorelines. Often my time is spent appreciating the fragile beauty of trees and the peacefulness of light and shadows dancing across the fields. I respond with “quiet time” and long moments of insightful thoughts while sitting on our back deck among our grassy/weeded area and wooded land. Then I realize how lucky I am having been energized for five months, then returning to Rockford for another good life with my carving friends and family to round out seven months of renewal.
Roger Benedict
Deadline for the news for
the next newsletter is September 4, 2019
September Birthdays (that we Know of)
2 Gordy
Back
5 Frank Lay
7 Nancy Peters
17 William Trosper
19 Tyrone Johnsen
23 Jeff Hartman
Door
Prizes
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes July 2019
Minutes of the regular monthly
business meeting of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on July 17, 2019 at 3218
Eleventh Street, Rockford, Illinois.
President Tyrone Johnsen opened the
meeting at 9:05 am.
Secretary, Steve Terrill read the
Minutes of the previous meeting June 19th. The
minutes were approved as read; with the exception
of whether the statement about Peterson meadows being accepting of our
wooden cabinet. It was suggested that this is an issue
yet to be dealt with.
Treasurer: Larry Stenzel reported
that we are still solvent and gave some numbers.
Membership: Chuck
Drewes reported that we have moved from the doldrums’ in membership to the
tailspin status. And, of course, he should know about
that.
Picture directories are available.
Chuck continues to provide electronic files of the picture directory
and full list of members and contact information.
Facilities: Our
facilities committee consists of Don Stansfield, Denny
Neubauer, Bob Hallstrom. Bob Matthews has been working hard to find and
secure the Peterson Meadows community room. Bob M has
scheduled a walk-through of the Facility for August 7 at Ten AM.
That is a Wednesday and we would meet here first and those interested
would proceed to Peterson Meadows. Certainly, the
Committee members and Officers would be encouraged to be present, but also,
anyone who wants to come along probably can. John Skaggs
asked about what will happen with the TV. While Tyrone
would be in favor of donating the TV to them, Bob M indicates that all of
the rooms will have TV’s and hookups available. We may have a member or two
interested in housing our storage cabinets. We will need
to engage in some conversation about how to store our stuff and/or possibly
raffle it off.
New Business:
John Guth of Kenrock asked Tyrone to call Steve Thompson of RVC outreach
library. In essence, he has a question about finding out
how the club could help with a project he has to recycle 3000 or so reels of
Microfilm to salvage the silver. We have very little
information about what he needs beyond somebody with a bandsaw.
He gave them John Skaggs name. He did apologize
for giving out John’s name without contacting him first.
John agreed to talk with Steve Thompson when he calls.
Tony talked to Richard Anderson last
week. Richard is having trouble and is living at
Lincolnshire Place in Loves Park. He said he knew Tony.
Tony recommends that if people are interested they could stop and
visit him.
The meeting was adjourned for show
and tell at 9:27 am
Respectfully Submitted: Steve
Terrill, Club Secretary
President,
Tyrone Johnsen, 397-9274
Vice Pres, Louis Jurisch, 568-7096
Treasurer, Larry Stenzel, 389-4714
Secretary, Steve Terrill, 708-0471