Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre

Carving Workshops 2015

The Oak Hammock Marsh Carving Guild offers three

day working duck decoy carving workshops at the OHM

Interpretive Centre. Workshops are ideal for novice and

experienced carvers. For fee structure and to register

contact Cathy Wasserman at the interpretive centre at

467-3300 or c_wasserman@ducks.ca

Carve and paint a cork working duck decoy –all consecu-

tive Sundays. Instructor Harry Williams, Ross Gage and

John Frye.

Canvasback drake - January 11, 18 & 25

Ring-necked duck drake - February 8, 15 & 22

Common goldeneye drake- March 1, 8 & 15

Carving Collector’s Pattern Book

As part of its

25th anniver-

sary celebra-

tions Prairie

Canada pro-

duced a com-

memorative

carving pattern

book featuring

the work of notable show participants. The 11 by 17 inch

coil bound book features 34 traditional and bird carving

patterns and instructions. It is an excellent resource for

novice and experienced carvers and makes for a wonder-

ful gift.

The collectors pattern book sells for $25 through Tom

Park at tpark@mts.net or Artists Emporium, Canadian

Woodworker (all stores ), Fort Whyte Alive, Oak Ham-

mock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Razertip Industries,

Windsor Plywood (all Wpg. stores) and Island Woodcraft

Supplies in Comox.

The book features the work of Doug Carson, Byron

Crabb, Bob Lavender, David Koss, Ted Muir, Shawn

Nicol, Larry Vanderhyde, Ron Davidson, Harvey Welch,

Bill Palmer, Jean Mousseau, Lee Garbel, Don Young,

Jean Minaudier, Dr. Frank Baldwin, Tunney Hovorka, Al

Whitfield and Tom Park.

Manitoba Wood Carving

Competitions

Instructors

Courses

&

Clubs

2015

Compliments of Prairie Canada

Carvers’ Association Inc.

(www.prairiecanadacarvers.com)

Pine Grosbeak by Harvey Welch, Saskatoon

Razertip Industries 2014 Purchase Award

Prairie Canada Carving Championship

Carving Course Venues (all area codes 204)

Canadian Woodworker: year round classes

1608 St. James Street, Winnipeg 786-3196

www.canadianwoodworker.com

Lee Valley Tools: year round classes

100-1395 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg

www.leevalley.com Paul Collard at 779-7467

Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre: Decoy carving workshops throughout winter months

Cathy Wasserman 467-3300 c_wasserman@ducks.ca

Elmwood/East Kildonan Active Living Centre: 180 Poplar Avenue, Winnipeg; fall & spring classes by

PCCA Tom McCormack 253-0885 tpmccormack@shaw.ca

Clubs-Winnipeg

Adanac Carvers Association: Tuesday evenings at St.

James Collegiate; Wednesday evenings at Acadia Junior

High School Gwen Coates 746-2696 acgwen@mymts.net;

Assiniboia Wood Carvers Association: Friday af-

ternoons Clifton Community Centre Mel Bodnarus

661-2213 or Jack Motyer 257-1274

Good Neighbours Senior Centre Carving Club: E. Kildonan Wednesday mornings Emil Mathae

339-3400 mathae@shaw.ca

Les Gens De Bois Woodcarving Club: Tuesday

evenings Bernie Wolfe School Laurie Creighton 253-

8963 carvingsbycreighton@hotmail.com

Mensheds Manitoba Inc. Woodhaven Community

Club, Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons Loris Barsanti

804-5165

Seven Oakes Wood Carvers: West Kildonan

Collegiate Thursday evenings Ron Roccola

339-0514 ronglo@mts.net

Windsor Community Centre Whittlers & Carv-

ers: Windsor Community Centre Monday afternoons Liz

256-7232 degrieve@shaw.ca

Woodturners Association of Manitoba: Waverley

Heights Community Club, Second Thursday evening of

each month Gerald Kornelsen wanturn@gmail.com 488-

7188

Carving & Painting Workshops Prairie Canada hosts full day weekend (from 9:30am to

4:30pm) carving workshops at the Elmwood-East Kil-

donan Active Living Center at 180 Polar Avenue in Win-

nipeg. Workshops are generally offered in November,

March, April and May.

Proceeds from the workshop (excluding material costs

and feature guest instructor fees) go towards running the

annual carving competition. To register contact Tom

McCormack at 253-0885 or tpmccormack@shaw.ca

Workshop details are posted on the PCCA website. Reg-

istration is first come first served; class size is limited.

Sets of power carving equipment can be made available

to novice carvers. Dust collectors are available for all

power carving classes. PCCA also offers workshops at

club venues.

Instructors

Decorative Miniature Birds & Wildlife Ron Jackson (Beausejour) 268-2212 aspenacr@mymts.net

Natural Finish Wildlife Murray Watson (Wpg) 253-9192 imagineinwood@gmail.com

Whimsical Houses (found wood) Shawn Nicol (Wpg) 282-8793

sdnicol1@mymts.net

Waterfowl & Songbirds Bill Palmer (Wpg) 488-7619 wingbang@mymts.net

Tom Park (Wpg) 269-4290 tpark@mts.net

Don Young (Wpg) 489-0149 bdyoung@mymts.net

Wildlife, Relief and Traditional Carving Rick Brereton (Lac du bonnet) 345-6020

rebrereton@gmail.com

Rusty Nail Shorebirds Ted Muir (Wpg) 237-1385 tedmuir@mymts.net

Fish Jean Mousseau (Wpg) 233-3158 jeanm@mymts.net

Competitions

Prairie Canada Carving Championship April 18 & 19, 2015 Canad Inns Polo Park, 1405 St.

Mathews Avenue, Winnipeg. Over 280 traditional and bird

carvings on display, carvings for sale, carving demonstra-

tion all weekend, free Sunday carving seminars and live

hawk and owls. Three day workshop with Lana Cowell

painting a cast of a yellow-rumped warbler (April 15

to17). Don Young 489-0149 bdyoung@mymts.net

www.prairiecanadacarvers.com

Wheat City Carvers Show and Competition

November 7 & 8, 2015 Western Manitoba Centennial

Auditorium, Brandon , Nicole Hunter 724-4536

bnhunter@hotmail.com

Oak Hammock Marsh Waterfowl Decoy

Carving Competition Oak Hammock Marsh Interpre-

tive Centre; early May 2015 John Frye 888-8272

jfrye@cc.umanitoba.ca

Clubs-Province Wide

Auto City Carvers: Monday evenings, 363 Main

St. Steinbach, Glen Pedersen 377-4328

glen.pedersen@yahoo.com

Agassiz Chainsaw Sculptors: workshops,

demonstrations & events Russ Kubara 268-0031

rkubara@mymts.net www.chainsawcarve.ca

Agassiz Woodcarvers: Beausejour, Val Jackson, 268-

2212 aspenacres@mymts.net

Cape Coppermine Carving Club: Lac du Bonnet

area Rick Brereton 345-6020 rebrereton@gmail.com

Flin Flon Carvers: Ida Kozar 687-5442

ida.kozar@gmail.com

Gimli New Horizon 55 Plus Centre: Fridays,

642-7909 gimli55@mts.net;

Killarney Woodcarvers Club: Monday evenings

Killarney New Horizons Centre Norm Lewis 523-4272

twlewis@mts.net

Les Sculpteurs: Wednesday evenings Paul Lord 371-5738

paul@apmm.ca

MacGregor Carvers: Thursday evenings

Luc Gamache 685-2574, lucgamache2@mymts.net

Mariapolis Centre: every second Monday, Betty Conrad,

836-2367 bdconrad3@gmail.com

Oak Hammock Marsh Carving Guild: OHM Inter

pretive Centre- Saturdays; Elmwood Active Living Centre-

Wednesdays John Frye 888-8272 jfrye@cc.umanitoba.ca

Seine River Carvers Association: Monday evenings

Ste. Anne Collegiate Yvonne Boulianne

jabyb@simplyconnected.ca

Selkirk Catfish Carvers Club: Tuesday afternoons

Gordon Howard Centre 785-2092 catfishcarvers.ca

Treherne Woodcarvers: Scott Smart 723-2163

ssmart@mts.net

Wheat City Carvers: Tuesday evenings Vincent Massey

High School, Brandon, Nicole Hunter

bnhunter@hotmail.com 724-4536