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(Continued from page 1) the metropolitan area. There is somewhere to carve every day of the week except Sunday. Other than OKCity’s many events, there are opportunities in Yukon, Shawnee, Edmond, Midwest City, and Norman. There are formal carving classes on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. If that is not enough, we’ll see about getting another going if you have a time and place in mind. March Board of Directors meeting – Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 7:00 PM at the Panara Bread at north Western and 67th Street. VOLUNTEERS FOR MARCH Refreshments – Shelby Davis / Door Prize – Harriot LaGrone / Hospitality – (Shelby needs some help this month) |
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Gentry Class in Session! The Wednesday night class at The Church of the Servant has a great turnout again this Spring. The more advanced students are starting a new project which will complete their trio of busts begun a couple of years ago. The first effort was a peasant girl with a head scarf, followed by a peasant boy wearing a Greek Fisherman's hat. The boy was complicated by having the head turned to the side. The new project is a bust of a very young girl. Each student will carve the same basic face; however, each is expected to develop their own hair style so each piece will be unique. The first night saw nearly a bushel of chips scattered about the floor, the table, the hallway, and everyone's clothes. The project should be completed before the class adjourns for the summer. Again this spring, Bob Gentry is the spearhead of the class but is assisted by Steve Brandt and Pete Zachry. There are too many carvers for just one teacher. |
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Great Plains Wood Carvers Show & Sale May 16-17, 2009 Cessna Activity Center, 2744 S. George Washington Blvd, Wichita, KS Contact Randy Landen, PO Box 565, Derby, KS 67037, 316-788-0175 or 316-250-1667. rlanden@prodigy.net
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CHIP CHATS Newer members of Oklahoma City Wood Carvers Club (OCWC) may not know of the National Wood Carvers Association. (NWCA) The by line for the organization is ”Some carve their careers; others just chisel”. Chip Chats is the bi-monthly magazine published by NWCA. The magazine has come a long way from the magazines that were published in the early days (circa 1950’s). In the early day, the photography was not so good, grainy black and white. Now, wow!, most pictures are very nice high resolution color photos. And, they have some great articles and information for new and experienced wood carving artists. An article about our 2008 show will be submitted for possible publication in the May-June, 2009 issue. Look for it! Annual membership dues in the US are $16 and include a subscription to the magazine. You can find the NWCA web site at: You will find a link to an on line subscription form which you can fill out and mail along with your membership fee. Also, for you none web members, we will have a supply of subscription/ membership forms available at the next general meeting.
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