Ernie 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, 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.

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