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Woodcarving Illustrated

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SPRING 2014

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news and

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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.