ST. CHARLES AREA WOODCARVERS

    October 2007  

Club News

 Meeting Location - 7295 94 South

Weldon Spring Department of Energy site.  From highway 40/61 or I-70 exit highway 94 and continue south toward Defiance.  It is just past the Francis Howell High School.  When you see a Quonset hut on the right hand side it is facility.   

Club News

The club is now meeting twice a month - the first and third Wednesdays at 7pm!   The "rent fee" has also been rolled back to $1/meeting. 

On October 13 the club will host an open house show and sell event at the Energy Site.  The event will be open to the public so start passing the word to your friends.  The event will include a people's choice judging, so plan on bringing your best carving for display.  There is no table fee but you will need to bring a table covering.  Show time is from 9am to 4pm.  We would like to know ahead of time if you plan to participate, but if you make a last minute decision you will still be welcome to participate. 

The painting seminar on Sept 8th with Bob Biermann was well attended and enjoyed by all.  Participants learned shading and layering techniques as they painted their carvings.  See pictures below.

With all the seminars that are scheduled this fall/winter there will not be any more Saturday carving the remainder of this year.

John Bouchillon still has a few club logo decals for sale, $5.  Contact him to place your order. 

Several club members have Belleville Show tickets for sale.  The cost is $2 ahead of time and $3 at the door.  The show is Nov 3rd and 4th.    

Sunshine report:  Jack Combs had an accident and broke his arm.   Jim Leifeld is having some pain alleviation surgery.

Club elections are scheduled for November.  This will be your opportunity to serve the club as an officer, a director, or a committee member.

The Christmas party is scheduled for December 5th.  Keep the date open on your calendar and start making that ornament for the exchange.  The club will provide meat, cheese, bread, utensils, and drinks.  Club members are asked to bring a dish to share with others. 

Seminars

Corky has arranged several seminars:

*  On Nov 9 (evening), 10 & 11 Charley Phillips will host a seminar on deep relief flowers on a jar lid.  Charley recently was an instructor in Doane for the same project.  The instruction is $100 plus the cost of the blank.

*  Bob Biermann will lead a relief carving seminar on Oct 26, 27, and 28th.     It is hosted by the West County Club at the Energy Center.  Contact Bill Kuhn for more information and registration.

*  Jim Leifeld will host a trout carving seminar on Nov 16, 17, and 18.  The class will work from a roughout for the body and fins.  The cost will be ~$25 which includes the blank.  The project will be about 3 inches x 4 inches x 12 inches.

*  Rex Branson will be conducting a seminar on Nov 27, 28, and 29th.  The cost is $125 plus the cost of the blank.

*  John Englert is scheduled for a relief carving seminar on Feb 15, 16, and 17th, 2008.  The cost is $110 plus the cost of the blank.

For seminars - the doors open in the morning at 8:30am and in the evening at 5:00pm.  Typically classes during the day will be conducted from 9am to 5pm and in the evening from 5:30pm to 9pm.   Ask your instructor for exact times.

Bob Biermann      Painting Seminar

Charles Sapp with before and after picture of Santas and a cowboy painted in the class.

Syl Bax and his relief carving of a fall scene.

Al Westfall painted a frog on a lily pad.  Rich Weitzman completed a Santa plate that he had carved during a previous Biermann class. 

John Bouchillon painted a candle holder and had an electronic candle in the holder by the end of the class.

Wyatt Sample painted on several figures.  And Corky painted a snowman plate that he had carved in a previous Biermann seminar.   

For Sale

Dave Lincoln has 2 dust collectors for sale.  Contact him if you are interested.

New Web Site

The new web site is on line!  Thanks to Wyatt Sample for setting it up.  More emphasis will be placed on getting input from club members.  Wyatt will be routing a form so that you can provide information on yourself and provide him with pictures for the site.  Be sure to book mark the new URL - http://www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ .  

Show and Tell

I thought this was a buzzard, but Pat Bauman said that it is a Tennessee River eagle.  Pat would like to carve a bush instead of a stump next time.  He would like suggestions from fellow carvers on how to do it.  Can you help him?  Send your suggestions to me and I'll get them to Pat.

Welcome back Mike Simpson!  Mike completed this carving out of walnut.  The banner is open for inscriptions to the buyer.

Ray Plodzien completed another figure for his nativity grouping. 

Corky Breece carved this figure from a Rex Branson roughout.  

Want a paper copy of the news letter?

Paper copies of the news letter will be available provided you pay for the printing and the mailing.  The copies will be printed from the electronic file so the layout will be different than you are use to.  Page breaks will be a fall out of the electronic copy.  A $10 fee will be charged up front and the cost of each issue will be deducted from the account.  Cost for black and white copies will be 15 cents a page plus postage.  Contact the editor if you would like to set up an account. 

Dues are Due

It is time to pay your dues for 2007; $15.  Contact the Membership Chairman, Charles Sapp, or Treasurer Bob Craven. 

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