ST. CHARLES AREA WOODCARVERS

September 2005

 Club News

FALL SHOW:  Club officers and directors established the entry fee for the fall show: $20 for members (with a $5 refund if a item is donated for the raffle); $25 for nonmembers; and $30 for venders (per table).  Applications are being distributed to other clubs and will be available at the next club meeting.  Judging will be open to everyone entered in the show - members and non members.   The show is Sept 17th and 18th at the St. Peters Community and Art Center.  Tickets for the 50/50 raffle will be offered at the door by the greeters.  Admission is free to those 16 and under.  Contact me for an application and rules.  

CARVING PROJECTS:   Wilbert is leading a club project of a scene carving.  Characters will be done to build a Royal Wedding.  Wilbert got the idea from a book by Margaret Springer.  Rough outs will be made and club members can select their favorites to carve and paint.  Russ Sears has committed to making the castle background.  More to follow on this project. 

If you are a new member and have a specific interest let us know, we will get you a mentor.   

Show and Tell

(click on the pictures for a larger image)

Ann Bosley caved this 7 banded armadillo.	Relief carving by Barb Smith.	Two carvings by Don Bosley  He used model rail road landscape material for the grassy area.
American Kestrel carved by Jack Combs and painted with alkyds.	Ray Plodzien created this raccoon family with leaves made from birch bark.	Charles Sapp carved this bear using the new library video tape from Gene Webb.
Butternut chip carved thermometer by Walt Schmierbach.

Congratulations

Congratulations  to Jack Combs, Jim Leifeld, and Walt Schmierbach for entering their art work in the St. Peters Wildlife Show and the recognition that they received for their works.

Help Needed

Do you have a problem or need assistance with some aspect of your carving / burning / etc.  Send me a note and we will solicit feedback from others that may have been there, done that. 

Welcome new members and re-joining current members

Karen Conner and Henry Conner joined the club in August.  Karen started carving thru the classes offered at the Art Center and continued with a class in Branson taught by Michele Carville.  Henry, Karen father, has been carving for several years and recently moved back to the area.  Henry has taken several classes from Stu Martin and enjoys carving in the round.  Please welcome them to the club.

Dues are Due

Its time to pay your dues for 2005; $15.  Contact the Membership Chairman, Charles Sapp, or Treasurer Bob Craven. 

August Show Case - Corky Breece

Doane 2005

What an experience!  A week of carving with recognized instructors.

John Bouchillon carved this Bob-O-Link in Steve Schumacher's class.	Dale Sapp with Buck Reinecker, teacher of the basket weaving class.	Baskets by Don Kley in Buck's class.	Carvings by Carol Buttig from St. Louis
Lana Bouchillon made these baskets in Buck's class.	Carvings by Art LaTurno of St. Louis.	Charles Sapp carved this old world Santa in Michele Carville's class.	Mini flying mallard with habitat carved by Dee Kley in Pat Moore's class.
Dee did eat.  But toward the end of the week, she also worked on her flying mallard at the dinner table.	Basket cases, I mean, basket weavers Don Kley, Lana Bouchillon, and Dale Sapp in Buck's class.	Larry Keller and his wife Jean with Don and Dee.  The only time I saw Larry was at the cafeteria.  But I hear he did a great job on a Bob-O-Link also.  Jean did Ukrainian wooden eggs with Debbie Perry and quilting.	Len Dillon taught a challenging class with a rough out of a walking lion.
Pauline and Kai from Belleville were in Michele's class on old world Santas.	George Schuey with his relief carving done in Fred Stenman's class.	What is Doane?  Priceless.

NAME TAG:  Making a name tag and wearing it at the meetings has been a club rule for years.  And a new enforcer is in town!  Watch out for this man.  His name is Russ Sears and if you don't have your name tag on at the meeting, he'll be collecting twenty five cents from you.  New member, Donna Garrison, finished her new name tag.           

Web Site:  The web site is going to be updated with new pictures and write ups for club members.  Please send me electronic pictures of your work and a brief write up on yourself.  I can also scan hard copies if you have printed pictures that you would like to use.

Belleville Show:  The Belleville show is in November.  See President Rich Weitzman if you would like to save a dollar by buying your ticket early.

When you have an item for show and tell, please get my attention before you leave (presuming that I remember to bring the camera).

Charles W. Sapp

Editor