ST. CHARLES AREA WOODCARVERS

October 2005

 Club News

FALL SHOW:  The show was a great success with nearly 30 exhibitors and over 300 visitors.  Jim Leifeld and Corky Breece won the People's Choice award in their respective divisions.  Best of Class winners were Jim Leifeld in the Master's division; Dee Kley in the Advanced division; and Corky Breece in the Intermediate division.  Nineteen blue, 10 red, and 6 white individual ribbon awards were also made to many other exhibitors that entered the judging competition.  Dallas Bacon won 4 blue ribbons for his hibiscus, turtle with habitat, killdeer, and bird grouping; Corky Breece won 2 blue ribbons for his deep relief tavern scene and horse rider; Jack Combs won 2 blue ribbons for his hawk and duck; Dee Kley won 2 blue ribbons for her relief tree and Moses wood burning; Jim Leifeld won 4 blue ribbons for his fish in habitat, humming bird, duck, and Indian bust; Ray Plodzien won a blue for his cane; Warren Rauscher won 2 blue ribbons for his chip carved jewelry box and turkey picture; and Walter Schmierbach won 2 blue ribbons for his chip carved box and sewing box. 

Our sincere thanks to those who generously sponsored this year's show:  Arbortech, St. Peters Cultural Arts Center, Don Wilson, Henry Conner, Jack Combs, Richard Weitzman, St. Charles Hardwood, and Rocklers. 

CARVING PROJECTS:   Club members showed overwhelming support for Wilbert's idea of doing 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. 

Show and Tell

(click on the pictures for a larger image)

Russ Sears created this fixture to cut slots for biscuits.	Santa carving by Barb Smith.	Relief carving by Joyce Fritz.

(Show and Tell at the Sept 21st meeting will be in the next newsletter.)

Congratulations

Congratulations to Jim Leifeld for his Best of Show award in Springfield, IL with his gladiator carving (see it below).

16th Annual Carving Show

What an show!  Thanks to our exhibitors, vendors, and sponsors.

Jim Leifeld's gladiator.	Woodburning by Dee Kley.	Killdeer by Dallas Bacon.	Al Westfall, exhibitor.
Bill Maguire, exhibitor.	Plate carved by Bill Maguire.	Art LaTurno, exhibitor.	Corky Breece, exhibitor.
Bark carvings by Corky Breece.	Joyce Fritz, exhibitor.  See her relief carving in the Show and TKell above.	George Schuey, exhibitor.	Chris Klinckhardt, exhibitor.
Warren Rauscher, exhibitor from the Kansas City area.	Individual blue ribbon prize winning chip carving by Warren Rauscher.	Dave Plemmons, exhibitor.	Brandon Plemmons, exhibitor's son.
Jim Leifeld, exhibitor.	John Bouchillon, exhibitor.	Ray Plodzien, exhibitor.	Jack Combs, exhibitor.
Charlotte Cross, exhibitor.	Russ Sears, exhibitor, show a visitor pictures of his other wood crafts.	Don and Dee Kley, exhibitors.	Wyatt Sample, exhibitor.
Dee Kley, master soap carving instructor, with her students Noah Plodzien, Kyle Sample, and Henry Conner	Jim Metzger, exhibitor.	Martha Byron and Karen Conner, greeters.	Walter Schmierbach, exhibitor.
Thanks to Rich Weitzman for supplying tools, books, and wood supplies during the show.  See Rich if you didn't get that tool you needed at the show.  He usually has what you need at our meetings in his truck.	Look at that smile.  Bill Kuhn's free spinning log slices were enjoyed by lots of kids and adults.  Jack Combs is still trying to understand why a spiral shows as circles when it spins.  Does anyone know why?	Bull dog carving by Dave Plemmons.	Bill Kuhn takes a break from selling raffle tickets and talking to visitors.  Bill was front page news in an article about our show in the 19 Sept Post Dispatch!
			Your picture can go here next year.  See you at the show.
Dallas Bacon and his wife, exhibitors.	Dorothy Clark, exhibitor	Charles Sapp, exhibitor.

People's Choice Winners

Jim Leifeld	Corky Breece

Best of Class Winners

If you would like to see some of the photos that Don Adams Jr., the photographer from the Post Dispatch, shot at the show, check out his web site at www.dajrphoto.com.

Friendship Cane:  Dick Weber from the Seattle, WA area saw our friendship cane carvings in the newsletter.  He contacted me to see if we would like to exchange carvings.  Several members participated.  The carvings below were from Dick - great job.  Anyone interested in exchanging Christmas ornament carvings with Dick - let me know and we'll get it arranged.

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. 

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 November 5th and 6th.  See President Rich Weitzman if you would like to save a dollar by buying your ticket early.

Kirkwood Show:  The Kirkwood show is November 26th and 27th at the Kirkwood Community Center; 111 S. Geyer Road.  Call 314.481.3419 for more information.

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