Archive for October, 2009

30
Oct

TOOTH FAIRY DENTIST

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in Carving Projects

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A dentist in Israel commissioned the carving of this caricature scene of a dentist and his patient.  It appears that there is a lingering fear of going to the dentist who will extract fear out of the patient long before any teeth are extracted.  Approaching this lingering fear with a bit of humor is a way to lighten any patients apprehension while poking fun at the dentist.  Thus when a dentist commissions such a carving it is the dentist who has the sense of humor by poking fun at the dental profession. Read the rest of this entry »

18
Oct

CCA MERIT AWARD – JOHN NIGGEMEYER

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in CCA Related

CCA MERIT AWARD - JOHN NIGGEMEYERJohn Niggemeyer of Heath, Ohio was presented the CCA Merit Award by CCA Members Bruce Henn and Don Mertz at the Cincinnati Woodcarving Show, October 10 and 11, 2009.  John’s wife Sara offers a congratulary smile as John receives this very special honor.

John is a very versatile carver with many years experience who excells is whatever  carving  genre he attempts.  The photographs that follow are of some of his caricature carvings that were displayed at the Cincinnnati Show. Read the rest of this entry »

18
Oct

BART WILSON – A CARVING FRIEND

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in Carving Friends

BART WILSON AND DON MERTZBart Wilson of Guyton, Georgia recently honored me with a gift of three of his caricature carvings during the Dollywood Woodcarving Showcase, 2009.  This was our first face to face meeting as we had only communicated with each other through the Woodcarving Illustrated Message Board.  Read the rest of this entry »

18
Oct

CHARLES SIMPSON – KNIFE MAKER

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in Knives

KNIVES BY CHARLES SIMPSONCharles Simpson, a carver and knife maker of Guntersville, Alabama has been making carving knives for many years.  He is an active member of the Huntsville Carving Club and sells his knives at their show and other shows in the Alabama area.

I first became aware of his knives while I was teaching a class at Charles Leverett’s studio and one of the students, David Wilson gave me a couple of Charles Simpson knives.  Those two knives cut like a dream and I was intrigued that Charles makes them out of Personna floor scrapper blades.  Since then I have purchased three more that are pictured along with the two previous knives received as a gift. Read the rest of this entry »

14
Oct

THREE AMIGOS

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in Carving Projects

THREE AMIGOSTHREE AMIGOSTHREE AMIGOSTHREE AMIGOS

The Three Amigos are grown up versions of Whittle Folk ‘Pokes in that they are carved from a one and a half inch square block six inches tall and were carved using traditional carving tools while Whittle Folk ‘Pokes are carved using only a knife and are only four inches tall by three quarters of an inch square. Read the rest of this entry »

13
Oct

MEET HARRY L.LIMINGS, JR.

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in Carving Friends

HARRY LIMINGSHarry Limings is a carver the carving world needs to know about and to see his carvings in person whenever he participates in a carving show in Ohio.  This photo was taken at the October 2009 Cincinnati Woodcarving Show and Harry will be at the Artistry in Wood Show November 14 and 15 in the Dayton Airport Exposition Center.  The photograph journey that follows gives a introduction into his unique art and creativity. Read the rest of this entry »

13
Oct

CCA MERIT AWARD – ERNIE HILL

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in CCA Related

CCA MERIT AWARD - ERNIE HILLErnie Hill of Killingworth, CT. received a CCA Merit Award at the October 2009 Dollywood Woodcarving Showcase.  Presenting the award to Ernie are CCA Members Gary Falin, David Boone, Bruce Henn and Don Mertz.  Ernie’s wife, Iris, is pictured in the background of this photo and is pictured in the next photo as she is carving.

 

IRIS HILLIris, Ernie’s wife, is pictured behind their carving display table as she is carving on a project.  She has been carving for a little over six months and has a good eye for carving that guides her carving skills. Being married to Ernie for forty years has contributed to her learning to carve so well.  She participated in the whittling contest along with Ernie and both of their carvings were beautiful.

 

 

ERNIE AND IRIS HILLHILL’S CARVINGS DISPLAYEDHILL’S CARVINGS DISPLAYED

“Congratulations” to Ernie and Iris for being recognized for their gifts of wood carving creativity and for uplifting caricature carving to an art form.

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6
Oct

CARICATURE CARVERS OF AMERICA ELECTION

   Posted by: woodbeecarver    in General

CARICATURE CARVERS OF AMERICAA very great and humbling honor was bestowed upon me when the members of the Caricature Carvers of America elected me along with Mitchell Cartledge of North Carolina as the 2009 new Members into CCA  at their Annual Meeting in  Branson, Missouri the week end of September 26, 2009.

CCA came into existence to encourage caricature carving as well as showcase caricature carving as  ART within the woodcarving genre.  This is accomplished through sponsoring an annual mail-in caricature carving competition, seminars in various locations across the nation,  publication of CCA carving projects, awarding Merit Award Certificate and Ribbon to deserving carvers of caricatures at wood carving shows and each member of CCA being an ambassador of caricature carving.

A more detailed description of CCA is described at their web site:  http://www.cca-carvers.org/