Carving Workshops 2015 Manitoba Wood Carving ......Wood Carving Competitions Instructors Courses &...
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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 [email protected]
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]
Elmwood/East Kildonan Active Living Centre: 180 Poplar Avenue, Winnipeg; fall & spring classes by
PCCA Tom McCormack 253-0885 [email protected]
Clubs-Winnipeg
Adanac Carvers Association: Tuesday evenings at St.
James Collegiate; Wednesday evenings at Acadia Junior
High School Gwen Coates 746-2696 [email protected];
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 [email protected]
Les Gens De Bois Woodcarving Club: Tuesday
evenings Bernie Wolfe School Laurie Creighton 253-
8963 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Windsor Community Centre Whittlers & Carv-
ers: Windsor Community Centre Monday afternoons Liz
256-7232 [email protected]
Woodturners Association of Manitoba: Waverley
Heights Community Club, Second Thursday evening of
each month Gerald Kornelsen [email protected] 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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Natural Finish Wildlife Murray Watson (Wpg) 253-9192 [email protected]
Whimsical Houses (found wood) Shawn Nicol (Wpg) 282-8793
Waterfowl & Songbirds Bill Palmer (Wpg) 488-7619 [email protected]
Tom Park (Wpg) 269-4290 [email protected]
Don Young (Wpg) 489-0149 [email protected]
Wildlife, Relief and Traditional Carving Rick Brereton (Lac du bonnet) 345-6020
Rusty Nail Shorebirds Ted Muir (Wpg) 237-1385 [email protected]
Fish Jean Mousseau (Wpg) 233-3158 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
www.prairiecanadacarvers.com
Wheat City Carvers Show and Competition
November 7 & 8, 2015 Western Manitoba Centennial
Auditorium, Brandon , Nicole Hunter 724-4536
Oak Hammock Marsh Waterfowl Decoy
Carving Competition Oak Hammock Marsh Interpre-
tive Centre; early May 2015 John Frye 888-8272
Clubs-Province Wide
Auto City Carvers: Monday evenings, 363 Main
St. Steinbach, Glen Pedersen 377-4328
Agassiz Chainsaw Sculptors: workshops,
demonstrations & events Russ Kubara 268-0031
[email protected] www.chainsawcarve.ca
Agassiz Woodcarvers: Beausejour, Val Jackson, 268-
2212 [email protected]
Cape Coppermine Carving Club: Lac du Bonnet
area Rick Brereton 345-6020 [email protected]
Flin Flon Carvers: Ida Kozar 687-5442
Gimli New Horizon 55 Plus Centre: Fridays,
642-7909 [email protected];
Killarney Woodcarvers Club: Monday evenings
Killarney New Horizons Centre Norm Lewis 523-4272
Les Sculpteurs: Wednesday evenings Paul Lord 371-5738
MacGregor Carvers: Thursday evenings
Luc Gamache 685-2574, [email protected]
Mariapolis Centre: every second Monday, Betty Conrad,
836-2367 [email protected]
Oak Hammock Marsh Carving Guild: OHM Inter
pretive Centre- Saturdays; Elmwood Active Living Centre-
Wednesdays John Frye 888-8272 [email protected]
Seine River Carvers Association: Monday evenings
Ste. Anne Collegiate Yvonne Boulianne
Selkirk Catfish Carvers Club: Tuesday afternoons
Gordon Howard Centre 785-2092 catfishcarvers.ca
Treherne Woodcarvers: Scott Smart 723-2163
Wheat City Carvers: Tuesday evenings Vincent Massey
High School, Brandon, Nicole Hunter
[email protected] 724-4536