carve a holiday ornament for
everyone on his list last year, so he
carved a master ornament, made a
mold, and cast the ornaments. He
used a special brass to make the
ornaments look like 14K gold.
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Armed Services Caricatures
Wade Harvey
of Woodbridge, Va., carved his
Seasoned Vets
based on the four U.S. armed
services: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
Force. Wade carved the figures from basswood
and painted them with acrylic paints.
Caricature Santa
Tom Jacobson
of Saline, Mich.,
carved this Santa based on a
roughout by Floyd Rhadigan. Instead
of having a pipe in his hand, like
Floyd’s original, Tom’s carving shows
Santa eating cookies.
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news and
notes
Conewago Carvers Show
An intricately carved walking stick by
Bruce Stake took the Best of Show award
at the Conewago Carvers’ 21st Annual
Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Show and
Sale, held Oct. 26-27 in East Berlin, Pa.
Dennis and Susan Thornton were the
featured artists at the show, which annually
highlights the work of about two dozen
carvers, wildlife artists, and pyrographers.
Learn more at conewagocarvers.com.
Helen Diodato shows Boy
Scouts how to chip carve.
Dennis Thornton demonstrates
caricature carving at the
Conewago Carvers show.
Dayton Artistry
in Wood
A record crowd of nearly 5,300 gathered at the annual
Artistry in Wood show, held in Dayton, Ohio, on
November 9 and 10, 2013, and sponsored by the
Dayton Carvers. The show, believed to be the largest of
its kind in America, featured more than 225 exhibitors,
as well as classes and demonstrations. Fox Chapel
Publishing hosted hour-long in-booth demonstrations
throughout the show. In addition, the Caricature
Carvers of America presented a special exhibit called
1930s Main Street USA, which consisted of
11 buildings and more than 120 figures, and was
two years in the making.
Artistry in Wood also presents a renowned
competition. Fred Zavadil won the Best of Show
award for carving, while Mark Waninger won the
same award for woodworking. Bruce Nicholas was
recognized by the Dayton Carvers with the club’s
prestigious Ron Ryan Award, presented annually to a
carver for his efforts in enhancing the carving world.
For info, visit www.daytoncarvers.com.
Jan Oegema shared his 5-minute bear
and owl at the Fox Chapel booth.
Carver Completes 4,000 Ornaments
John Crawford, a member of the Suffolk County
Woodcarvers Guild of Long Island, N.Y., carved his
4,000th ornament in December 2013. A carver for
23 years, he was introduced to the art by his friend
Joel Hull, a well-known carver and teacher. John’s
feat was inspired by an
article he read about a
carver who completed
1,500 ornaments. John
thought to himself,
“I can do that.” His
goal is to carve 5,000
ornaments, but he’s
proud of his current
milestone.
Duck Decoys at the Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum recently launched
Uncommon Folk: Traditions in American Art
. The
exhibit includes nearly 30 duck decoys carved by
various makers during the past century, and will be
displayed at the museum through May 4. The decoys
are part of the museum’s world-class collection of
American folk and self-taught art, which includes
paintings, walking sticks, quilts, and more.
For more information, visit www.mam.org.
John Crawford shows his
4,000th ornament.
These American
Merganser decoys,
circa 1900, are
part of a folk-art
exhibition at the
Milwaukee Art
Museum.
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Schreibeis Earns Awards
Clark Schreibeis of Billings, Mont.,
earned two top awards at the
World Fish Carving Championship
in