The Blackhawk Woodcarver
Volume XXVI, Issue 2
Presidents Report
February 2021
The New Year gives us new hope.
Vaccinations have begun. We are hopeful that by this summer, we will have
enough people vaccinated and the spread of the current corona virus will be
attended sufficiently to permit us to resume club carving sessions. I am
hopeful that when Spring arrives and the temperatures are warm enough, we
can resume group carving sessions in the Park. By Summer and Fall we hope to
be able to look forward to resume indoor sessions at Peterson Meadows. In
the mean time, I hope you are enjoying our hobby of wood carving and the
pictures in our monthly newsletter.
I do encourage each of you to review
Roger Benedict’s article in the last newsletter. Roger reminded us of the
panel discussion he lead at one of our last group sessions where he
interviewed a few of our fellow veteran members. In last month’s newsletter,
Roger reiterated his questions to his panel and encouraged each of us to
consider these questions and volunteer our personal response to them. I did
so; and it was included in last month’s newsletter. I feel this is a
wonderful opportunity for us to get to know more about our fellow members.
Best wishes, enjoy your carving
experiences, and stay healthy!
Tyrone Johnsen
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes January 2021
A meeting was not held, therefore no
minutes.
Carving
tools and supplies for sale
Darlene Ketman’s husband died and
she is selling all his carving equipment. Carving tools,
wood, paint, cabinets, lights, table saw, and woodburning supplies.
Darlene Ketman
16449 West 140th Place
Lockport, IL 60441
815-409-1719 cell phone and 815-838-2216 land line
Fun
project
Here is a pattern from Don
Stansfield that he thought would make a fun project for the group
to try. It can be carved any way you like, with eyes,
hands, mouth or without, stylized or regular. Any version
is fine. Any thickness. Maybe a self
portrait?? Send it in next month by March 3rd 2021.
Carvings by Gordy Moscinski.
Let’s
get creative
Denny Neubauer
We would like to challenge all
members of the club to share a some Caricatures for the March newsletter.
It can be some that you have already carved, painted, woodburned,
chip carved etc. We have great diversity in our club, we wish to showcase
this talent. Send them in by March 3rd 2021.
A caricature is a rendered image
showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way
through sketching, pencil strokes, or through other artistic drawings. In
literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of
some characteristics and oversimplification of others.
Thank
You
A big thank you to all who
contributed pictures and commentary for this newsletter.
Great job! Keep the knives sharp!
Keep sending your pictures by the
March 3, 2021 deadline.
Carving
woods for sale
Del Lohr of Cedar Ridge Hardwoods
called me to ask if we would let the club members know that he has a large
inventory of carving woods, including basswood, butternut (both clear and
wormy), catalpa, pine, cherry, etc. He can provide all widths,
thicknesses and lengths. Del used to sell his wood at our annual
shows. His phone number is 815-938-2263.
Don Stansfield
Carvers
wanted
Sometimes I get calls from people
wanting to have a carving done (for money). If you are interested in
any of these contacts, let me know and what kind of carvings you are
interested in doing for people. Don Stansfield,
woodchip1508@comcast.net.
March
Birthdays (that we Know of)
26 Ray Pederson
31 Scott Grey
Vice Present
Treasurer Larry Stenzel
389-4714
Secretary Steve Terrill
708-0471
Committees
Programs, Richard Dunphey, 633-9003
Webmaster & Newsletter Editor Gordy Moscinski 874-7978
Membership Chuck Drewes 985-8575
Photographer Steve Terrill
Picnic Tony Devita
An
interview with Larry Stenzel
Submitted by Roger Benedict
--What was your life
style or situation that encouraged you to become a woodcarver?
I have always been into 2-D
art. I’ve always liked drawing and have been painting for 40-plus
years. Fishing (and fish in general) are also a big interest of mine.
When I saw a book on fish carving in a book store, it really got my
attention. I thought, “Wow, I could do that.” The book was about
power carving fish (sorry about that), but it really lit a spark.
--Who influenced you in your carving journey, and
why?
To begin with, the above mentioned book, “Fish Carving,
an Introduction” by Bob Berry. His carvings were really good and the
photos of his finished work just spoke to me.
--Assuming you developed a niche, why did you
choose it?
Because I love fish. It
was really all I was interested in carving.
--Over the years what have
you gained from this experience?
I power-carved fish for several
years but then lost a lot of my enthusiasm. I’m too much of a
perfectionist and they weren’t perfect, especially the paint jobs. At
some point, I think when the club first started, I took Gordy’s class at (as
I recall) Ken-Rock. I can’t remember why I took it, exactly, but I
think it was because I admired some caricature carving I had seen. I
enjoyed his class and joined the club. I continued to mostly power
carve fish, though. After a few years, I dropped out. It wasn’t until
I retired and re-joined the club that I got into carving with a knife.
Those carvings don’t have to be perfect and I liked that. I enjoy
carving, even though I’m not very good at it. And I really enjoy the
club and its members. Everyone is so friendly and willing to share
their knowledge.
Larry
Stenzel
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Wisconsin River Woodcarvers
20th
Annual Woodcarving Show, Competition and Sale
The Largest Woodcarving Show in Wisconsin
Featured Carvers:
Vic Hood and Gregg Thompson
Also Featured:
We are also featuring supplies from
Hummel Carving Company, Beloit, WI, and Moore Wood and Roughouts.
Free demonstrations throughout both days
New for 2021 Carving Contest on Sunday morning from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
We have an awesome RAFFLE!
When:
September 18, 2021 – 9am to 5pm
September 19, 2021 – 9am to 4pm
Event Schedule-TBD
Where:
The Holiday Inn
1001 Amber Avenue
Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54482
Admission Prices:
Admission is $5.00.
(Attendees 12 and under are free)
Questions?
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)
Steps on
Carving a Cardinal by Bob Matthews—continued
1. Didn’t like the head, Replaced it
2. Started woodburning
3. Burning Complete on back and left
wing
4. Burning the breast
5. Burning complete
6. Legs fitted to bird and base
7. Three coats of Gesso complete
8. Ready for some color using arcyli
9. Mixing up the base coat
10. Beginning to applying the base
to the head, back, wings and…
11. Continuing with the dabbing this
creates shadows
12. Base coat complete
13. My work station at home
13a Gets messy. Breast base coat
complete
14. Base completed with Rogers
Witchs Brew and some…
15
Completed carving
A
special bird issue
Baltimore Oriole
Eastern Blue Bird
Cyrfalcon
Red Creasted Cardinal
Rose Breasted Crosbeak
Dodo birds for holding your glasses.
Denny Neubauer
A great blue heron with some geese
in the distance
A
John Skaggs
John Skaggs
John Skaggs
Gordy Moscinski
Gordy Moscinski
Bunny Nordheim
Martha Fitch
Roger Benedict
a comfort bird
Chuck Drewes
It's made from basswood and painted with acrylics.
It's about 3 1/2" long. Nuthatches spend most of their time upside down so I
oriented the clasp that way.
A look
behind closed doors
Larry Stenzel my
first train burning and first airplane burning. I plan to try more of
each as I get the time and ambition.
Chuck Drewes Here's
a butternut maple leaf dish in process. It's 12" long and 8 1/2" wide.
Haven't decided what to use for a finish.
Bob Coleman
John Skaggs
John Skaggs
John Skaggs
John Martin
I have finished the little dog for my wife's niece.
Roger Benedict
carved this out of red cedar, a four sided relief.
