The photo at the left shows the brave survivors of another Whittle-Carving class taught in Newark, Ohio, July 19 and 20. In a two day class these students learned about carving only with a knife. The class project was learning to carve a three inch tall Whittle Folk Monk. Those participating were: Harry Limings, Bob Morrison, Tammi Crowell, Rich Murphy, Mary Kishler, Bob Green, Joe Hardesty, Lonnie Larsen, John Niggemeyer, Greg Lombardo, Bill Stroud, Thelma Lanwasser, and front and center, Don Mertz, the WOOD BEE CARVER (the instructor) and Leigh Sherman, in whose carving studio the class was held. Notice that they are all smiling indicating that we all had fun expanding the horizons of carving by “whittling away time” together.
The WOOD BEE CARVER occasionally will teach a class on his style of “Whittle-Carving” or carving only with a knife. Two recent classes were conducted in which students survived a class in “Whittle Folk Art” by whittling away time.
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Members of the Frankenmuth Michigan Carvers Guild who participated in a Whittle-Carving class at their club house on April 23, 24 and 25 were: Ed Kopka, Jim LaPan, Kurt Sherwood, Ron Nielson, Ed Sowulewski, Bob Thurston, Diane Reed, Jim Grohoski, Tony Simone, Raleigh Draper and LeRoy Dunn.
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Members of the Frankenmuth Michigan Carvers Guild who participated in a Whittle-Carving class at their club house on April 23, 24 and 25 were: Ed Kopka, Jim LaPan, Kurt Sherwood, Ron Nielson, Ed Sowulewski, Bob Thurston, Diane Reed, Jim Grohoski, Tony Simone, Raleigh Draper and LeRoy Dunn.