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      Woodcarving Illustrated

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      SPRING 2014

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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.